6.+Focus+on+Tarlisu+and+Bumbasina

**Focus on Tarlisu and Bumbasina**
Our goal is to promote the knowledge of Tarlisu and Bumbasina masks. For this reason we are planning some events for the Carnival week. We are pretty sure that even some citizens of Busto Arsizio don’t know enough about these masks.

**Tarlisu and Bumbasina**
Tarlisu and Bumbasina are two typical masks of Busto Arsizio. Tarlisu is named after the raw textile used to make the cotton cloth, while Bumbasina got her name from the linen that is also used for towels.

**The Events**

 * First Day: afternoon snack for children
 * Second Day: Appetizers for adults only
 * Third Day: //Tarlisu and Bumbasina// Party

**Afternoon Snack**
We are organising an afternoon snack for children outside the Textile Museum, in the park. They will have the opportunity to eat //chiacchiere//, a traditional sweet crisp pastry, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar. After the snack ...a few activities related to the masks, e.g. colouring the masks and face painting.

**Happy hour**
We are planning a happy hour event for adults, with local wines and food, in the bar inside the museum. As a cocktail game, we will propose a quiz about the history of the two masks. We will hang a few clues on the walls of the room to help people answer the questions. The winners will get to go to the party as VIPs on the following day.

**Tarlisu and Bumbasina Party**
No masquerade ball is complete without some beautiful masquerade masks to go with it! We will invite people to create a fanciful mask and, if they like, they can make up their faces. The couple with the most original costume will be awarded //Mr Tarlisu and Mrs Bumbasina// prize.