Search results
14 de feb. de 2024 · Updated 10:50 AM PDT, February 14, 2024. IVREA, Italy (AP) — Over three pulpy days, nearly 1,000 tons of oranges were thrown in the recreation of a medieval battle that has become the centerpiece of the northern Italian town of Ivrea’s annual Carnival celebration. Some 50 horse-drawn carriages transport the oranges to piazzas throughout the ...
Battle of the Oranges. Holidays and Traditions. Fabio Rossi. Many Italian town take pride in their Carnival parades and traditions, but none so much as Ivrea, where the whole affair takes on an important historical meaning. Strongly independent and proud, Ivrea was the hub of the revolt against aristocratic landowners of 1200, known as tuchinaggio.
More than 700 tonnes of oranges are used during the battle. Image source, Andrea Capello. Image caption, After the battle, everything is collected and taken to a recycling centre.
Carnival Tuesday – Feb 21, 2023. On the last day of carnival there is another grand carnival procession and of course it is the last day of the Battle of the Oranges. Prizes are handed out to the winning team around 5:45 pm. That evening around 8pm, a Carnival Mascot named Scarlo is burned.
14 de ago. de 2017 · The most likely theory defines the battle as an evolution of the 19th-century custom of throwing oranges, then considered an exotic fruit, to official parades as a sign of respect. How that became a battle, no-one knows. Nowadays, the battle draws to Ivrea hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Three thousand tonnes of oranges are thrown ...
5 de dic. de 2023 · Fechas: 11-13 de febrero de 2024. La batalla de las naranjas o Battaglia delle Arance forma parte del festival histórico anual celebrado en la ciudad medieval de Ivrea a los pies de los Alpes. Los locales libran la guerra naranja para conmemorar una victoria de los comunes sobre los gobernantes tiranos. Según narraciones, ocurrió alrededor ...
18 de feb. de 2009 · Every year at the end of February, the small northern Italian town of Ivrea comes under fruit attack during the Battle of the Oranges. Thousands come from far and wide to take part in the annual Carnevale di Ivrea, and it’s safe to say that no one leaves untouched by pulp. Participants are divided into teams in carriages, who ride through the ...
