In the small Northern Italian town of Ivrea, celebrators are divided into nine teams and proceed to throw oranges at one another in remembrance of the city’s defiance against the tyrant Raneri de Biandrate in 1194.
The largest food fight in Italy ushers in the sacrificial and reflective Lent Season. In the small Northern Italian town of Ivrea, celebrators are divided into nine teams and proceed to throw oranges at one another in remembrance of the city’s defiance against the tyrant Raneri de Biandrate in 1194.