Palio
The Palio in Italy (and former Italian areas such as Istria and neighboring islands in the Adriatic ) is a competition between the quarters of a city or between neighboring areas. A specialty is the "Palio dei 10 Comuni" (Palio of the 10 municipalities) , which is held annually in Montagnana . The municipalities ( Casale di Scodosia , Castelbaldo , Masi , Megliadino San Fidenzio , Megliadino San Vitale , Merlara , Montagnana, Saletto , Santa Margherita d'Adige and Urbana ) celebrate a horse palaio together.
history
It is generally carried out with horses or other animals (mainly donkeys). But there are also other forms, such as competitions on boats or with handcarts, the so-called hay cart races . The origins of these events date back to the late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance, when the Italian cities fought for freedom and independence. Even today, the Palio is a firm, partially revived tradition in many Italian cities and is held with enthusiasm, but also as a tourist attraction, mostly in costumes from the time the tradition was created.
The winner of the Palio generally receives a flag with the symbol of the city and / or the city's patron. But there are also other awards.
The most famous and world-famous Palio is the Palio di Siena , which is held twice a year, on July 2nd and August 16th, in the central Piazza del Campo . Outside Italy there is a Palio in the Ticino community of Mendrisio and in Oberkochen every year for the city festival.
Palio cities
(Selection)
- Anghiari , June 29th, Palio della Vittoria
- Asti , third Sunday in September, Palio di Asti , horse palaio
- Castel del Piano , September 8th, Palio of Maria Santissima delle Grazie , Horse Palio
- Castiglion Fiorentino , June, Palio dei Rioni
- Cividale del Friuli , August, Palio di San Donato ,
- Faenza , fourth Sunday of June, Palio del Niballo
- Fagagna , first Sunday in September
- Fermo , August 15th ( Ferragosto )
- Ferrara , at the end of May, the world's oldest Palio
- La Spezia , early August, Palio del Golfo , rowing competition
- Legnano , May
- Lugo , May 22nd, Palio of the flag throwers
- Montagnana , Palio dei 10 Comuni
- Montebelluna , Europalio , hay cart races
- Piancastagnaio , August 18th, Palio di Piancastagnaio, horse palaio
- Pisa , June 17th, Palio di San Ranieri
- Porto Santo Stefano , August 15th, Palio dell'Argentario on boats
- San Marino , late August / early September, Medieval Days and Palio delle Balestre Grandi
- Siena : Palio di Siena , July 2nd, Palio di Provenzano and August 16th, Palio dell'Assunta , horse palace
- Torrita di Siena , March 19 or the Sunday after, Palio dei somari , Eselpalio
- Rovinj , July, Bobići 'festival , competition in the preparation of the traditional Bobići dish ,
- Sošići , November 21st on the feast of St. Mary of Salvation ,
- Veli Lošinj , August 15 (Ferragosto)
See also
- Fiat Palio (small car of the Italian car brand Fiat)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Popular festivals in Italy
- ↑ Palio dei 10 Comuni. Retrieved February 27, 2018 (Italian). Horse palio