What : Palio di Parma (held at the end of Festival del Prosciutto)
Where : Parma, Italy
When : 18-19 September 2010
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| The procession marching across town. |
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| Drums were heard playing everywhere. |
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| The whole village marched past and headed towards the town square. |
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| Flag throwers toss flags high up into the air and across to each other. |
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| This guy juggled about 10 flags on his own, using his hands and legs. |
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| All happening in the Piazza della Pilotta. |
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| Village and animals filled the piazza, like how it used to be. |
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| Various craftsmen... |
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| ...women... |
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| and kids selling wares... |
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| Cottage industries of the past... |
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| ...spinning yarn... |
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| ...carding wool before the spinning happens... |
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| Stone carving. |
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| Weaving loom. |
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| And of course there was food to sample. |
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| Lard with spices. |
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| Medieval bread. |
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| How flour was milled. |
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| Ancient kamut grain. |
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| Medieval sieve. |
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| Ricotta was eaten with a variety of jam and honey. |
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| I chose fig jam. |
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| And the men stood around and talked about their swords and stuff. |
