The Europeans really know how to throw food fights, though while researching today's topic I found out that an annual tomato fight takes place every August in Reno,Nevada with benefits going to the American Cancer Society. The oldest of the food fights takes place in Ivrea,Italy where participants throw more than 500,000 pounds of oranges at each other over the course of three days. The festival dates from Medieval times when the towns people rebelled against a local tyrant,of course they probably threw rocks at the first affair and later beans were used,today the weapon of choice is oranges. There are nine teams who are divided into the tyrants guards and the townsfolk,the guards are the ones in the carriages,the townsfolk are on foot. I wouldn't mind watching this one,but it seems like being pelted with oranges might really hurt! The event takes place the three days before Fat Tuesday.
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