Why do people wear carnival masks?

if its for carnevale then because it is a tradition that people like to follow and it is also used as a disguise. with all of the masks you have to wear a costume or an outfit because its a tradition that the Italians have. its all a tradition carnevale, the costumes, the masks and everything.

if you want more information go onto about.com and type what is carnevale theres heaps.