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Flying oranges: Italian town holds historic street battle

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A town in northern Italy has started celebrating carnival with its annual Battle of the Oranges where people hurl the fruit at each other for fun.

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IVREA – Sunday, February 15th, one of the most anticipated and celebrated days of the historic Ivrea Carnival, with the first Battle of the Oranges. A moment experienced in all its fullness and energy, it always draws thousands of people. From the early hours of the morning, a river of Frigi Berretti (Frigian Berets) invaded the city. The squares filled up already during the solemn ceremonies of the Pledge of Allegiance and the evocative Preda i…

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138 people were injured on Sunday after Sunday at the Carnival of Ivrea, during the traditional Battle of the Portuguese. 17 people were taken to the hospital, but none are in grave condition.Many...

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