Palio di Siena, August 15-16, 1984 (Cultural Documentation)

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Palio di Siena, August 15-16, 1984 (Cultural Documentation)

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Palio di Siena, August 15-16, 1984 (Cultural Documentation)

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View of the early procession through the town

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View of the early procession through the town

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performance: Siena, Tuscany, Italy

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performance: Siena, Tuscany, Italy

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1984 (performance)

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1984 (performance)

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Italian

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Italian

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Twentieth century

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Twentieth century

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photograph

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cultural documentation

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cultural documentation

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photography

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domestic life; genre; historical; recreation and games; festivals; racing; pageant

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domestic life; genre; historical; recreation and games; festivals; racing; pageant

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The Palio di Siena (known locally simply as the Palio), is a horse race held twice each year on July 2 and August 16 in Siena, in which the horse and rider represent one of the seventeen Contrade, or city wards. A magnificent pageant precedes the race, which attracts visitors and spectators from around the world. Both horse and rider are dressed in the colours and arms of the Contrade: Aquila (Eagle), Bruco (Caterpillar), Chiocciola (Snail), Civetta (Owl), Drago (Dragon), Giraffa (Giraffe), Istrice (Porcupine), Leocorno (Unicorn), Lupa (She-Wolf), Nicchio (Shell), Oca (Goose), Onda (Wave), Pantera (Panther), Selva (Forest), Tartuca (Tortoise), Torre (Tower) and Valdimontone (Ram). Any connection with the sacred games of the ancient Romans being obscured by time, the earliest known antecedents of the race are medieval. The town's central piazza was the site of public games, largely combative: pugna, a sort of many-sided boxing match or brawl; jousting; and in the 16th century, bullfights. Public races organize

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The Palio di Siena (known locally simply as the Palio), is a horse race held twice each year on July 2 and August 16 in Siena, in which the horse and rider represent one of the seventeen Contrade, or city wards. A magnificent pageant precedes the race, which attracts visitors and spectators from around the world. Both horse and rider are dressed in the colours and arms of the Contrade: Aquila (Eagle), Bruco (Caterpillar), Chiocciola (Snail), Civetta (Owl), Drago (Dragon), Giraffa (Giraffe), Istrice (Porcupine), Leocorno (Unicorn), Lupa (She-Wolf), Nicchio (Shell), Oca (Goose), Onda (Wave), Pantera (Panther), Selva (Forest), Tartuca (Tortoise), Torre (Tower) and Valdimontone (Ram). Any connection with the sacred games of the ancient Romans being obscured by time, the earliest known antecedents of the race are medieval. The town's central piazza was the site of public games, largely combative: pugna, a sort of many-sided boxing match or brawl; jousting; and in the 16th century, bullfights. Public races organize

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Palio di Siena, August 15-16, 1984 (Cultural Documentation)