Orange battle stuns Italian town
Published: 04 February, 2008, 05:53
Oranges
Hundreds of people have been pelting each other with oranges in the northern Italian town of Ivrea. Every year local residents re-enact a 12th Century rebellion against the town's evil lord.
The fruit represents the oppressor’s head, which was cut off by a miller's daughter who rejected his advances.
Five hundred tonnes of oranges are shipped to the region to provide weapons for the revelers.
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