A GRAND FESTIVAL. 213 



employ a population of about 6000, and the average 

 "take" may be estimated at 1,000,000 Ibs. yearly. 

 When any "farm," or company of fishermen, captures 

 48,000 Ibs. of fish in a single night, a grand festival is 

 held, in which all the inhabitants of Comacchio partici- 

 pate. 



