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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

In noethern Italy, in Ivrea, there is a famous carnival parade, where thousands people throw oranges at themselves, from and to the parade floats. Being an orange thrower for a parade float is a big honor and people train for months to be chosen. There are different teams with different costumes and strategies, at the end of the carnival, the best team on a float and the best team on foot get awarded by a committee.