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RSS FeedsOrange is the new splat: Fruit battle in Italian town
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27 february 2017 05:07:50

 
Orange is the new splat: Fruit battle in Italian town
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Thousands of people poured onto the cobblestone streets of a northern Italian town Sunday to throw oranges at a makeshift monarchy, a tradition dating back more than 150 years. The juicy battle in Ivrea is part of the town`s yearly carnival, which recreates a centuries-old revolt by commoners against the monarchy. The three-day carnival kicked off Sunday and ends the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the Christian calendar. `It`s madness ... really madness,` local resident Francesca told AFP. `Some may think these people are crazy, but for us in Ivrea, this is something we have in our DNA. Children are born with this madness.` According to the battle`s official website, the orange fight has existed in one form or another since 1858. Huge crowds flock to the event annually, though the legend behind the actual insurrection is a bit murky.


 
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