Italy is a country well known for its festivals, and many tourists attend festivals in order to experience the Italian culture and traditions. It has been claimed that there are fewer days in the calendar year than there are festivals. Different categories of Italian festivals include: Italian food, cultures, traditions, wine, art, religion, music, and sports.
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Sport - Water, Traditional, Historical
In the Afternoon on June 17, the eve of feast day of Rainerius who is the patron saint of Pisa, the buildings along the Arno River are transformed into a fantastical fairyland setting.
Article Title: Game of the Bridge
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Bizarre, Re-enactments, Historical
Rival teams from different quarters of Pisa fought for symbolic possession of a bridge over the Arno River. In those times, the games often degenerated into brutal and bloody man to man fighting.
Article Title: Battle of the Oranges
Carnival, Bizarre, Party
That fight for liberty is recreated with the Battles of the Oranges, which substitute stones. Italy exceeds its production quota of oranges as agreed within the EEC (the European Economic Community), so the excess needs to be destroyed (just to keep up the retail price). My co-citizens cooperate in the difficult path towards a unified Europe by helping to smash some oranges.
Article Title: Sagra di'Pinolo - The Pine Nut Festival
Festival Name: Sagra di'Pinolo - The Pine Nut Festival
Liam
The place was Chiesanuova, the time was mid-June, and the celebration was the Sagra di'Pinolo—the Pine Nut festival.