HILLARIOUS FESTIWAL:Ajibogarib Festival: People of this country celebrate this special festival by throwing oranges at each other Updated: Aug 28th, 2023 Image Source: Freepik Rome, dated 28 August 2023 Monday In the UNESCO-listed Italian city of Ivera, the festival is celebrated by throwing an orange at each other. Celebrating the popular historic carnival Shrove Tuesday, people there throw around 6 lakh kilograms of oranges at each other. The purpose of the fight is to recreate a 12th century battle between local people and Royal Napoleonic soldiers. The people carrying the oranges are the Aranseri, also known as the Duke's Army. Pedestrians pose as revolutionaries and throw oranges against the aranseri in carts. In this carnival, oranges are considered to represent old weapons and stones, which people throw at each other. This festival held in Italy is one of the biggest food fights in the country, which is on the list of weirdest festivals held all over the world. Battle of Orange is one of the craziest and most awaited festivals in Italy. The game is a medieval tradition, which was established in 1808. This is a three day festival. More than one lakh visitors travel to Ivara annually to witness and participate in this thrilling carnival. This is an outdoor festival, where spectators have the opportunity to relive one of the most important turning points in Italy's past. This fight tells the story of people who are rebelling against a tyrannical government. In this festival, tableaus, music, dance also take place. People come from Italy and all corners of Europe.