»» The Orange Battles in Ivrea, Piedmont
The closing days of Carnival, in the town of Ivrea, Piedmont, are celebrated with a three day orange-fight involving the whole town.
The orange fights are held between teams of orange throwers on foot, representing the masses, and hooded people standing on carts drawn by horses in gay trappings, the masters’ henchmen.
Battles take place in the squares all over town, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday running up to the grand finale on Shrove Tuesday.
See Ivrea (Piedmont) on the (interactive map).
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