Battle of the Oranges – Italy
In Ivrea, Italy, thousands of people split into teams and hurl oranges at each other with battlefield intensity. The Battle of the Oranges reenacts a medieval uprising, turning the streets into sticky, citrus-splattered chaos. Participants wear helmets and armor as they lob fruit like soldiers flinging grenades.
This fruity warfare may leave bruises, but it’s all part of the tradition. The festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors and uses hundreds of tons of oranges imported specifically for the event. What started as a rebellious protest has morphed into a juicy spectacle of unity, absurdity, and glorious mess-making.
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