Venice prohibited withdraw rice when wedding

Venice, Italy reported the pigeons by foreign tourists love, but also to the excessive number of pigeons in Venice causing destruction of historical buildings. To this end, local municipalities frequently taken various measures to reduce the number of pigeons. 17, the mayor of Venice, to the pigeons “declaration of war” and prepare for the launch of a provision prohibiting people in the wedding when they flash rice, prohibit Square to tourists in the street vendor selling pigeon food, so as not to attract a large number of pigeons gathered.

St. Mark’s Square in Venice tourists feeding pigeons and take pictures

Break the traditional wedding customs

Every year, more than 1,000 pairs of new wedding, held in Venice, Italy in accordance with the tradition of the wedding guests to throw a couple of rice, bless this new day prosperous future prosperity Early son. Maximo, the mayor of Venice? Cacciari on the 17th said that although the wedding to throw rice is the traditional Italian customs, but this will be in Venice “cheap” those feeding pigeons everywhere. The excessive number of pigeons, has been a threat to the health of residents, and the city will Renaissance and Baroque architecture of the ancient damage.

According to reports, the Venice city hall, will also ban the sale of pigeon food and rice.

Fecal pollution St. Mark’s Square pigeons

In addition, the city of Venice also plans to prohibit vendors in the famous pigeons of St. Mark’s Square on the sale of food for visitors to feed the pigeons, pigeon dung to reduce pollution on the Square. “Square is not just a birdcage, you can not let the pigeon droppings made everywhere.” Venice police chief Mark Ageshidini said, “Although the staff will scour weekly cleaning Square ground, but it is clearly not enough . ”

Venice is a popular tourist destination, attracting nearly 20 million annual tourists for sightseeing. According to statistics, at present, in Venice of the ancient buildings in the habitat of about 120,000 pigeons, this number is twice the total population of Venice. However, many officials have expressed Venice, can be seen everywhere apart from the pigeon dung outside the city, but also corrosion buildings. According to a survey conducted for the clean facades on the stool pigeons, doves pecked repaired “wound” in the construction, each an average annual Venice members of the public to pay 275 euros.

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