In Italy, spring and summer are the seasons of palios and everything that revolves around the fun, folk events that put "comuni" and medieval villages, hamlets and every possible subdivision of a city – "rioni", "contrade", "terzieri", "quartieri", "sestieri" – in playful competition.
There are also rides and historical events with flag bearers and tambourines, trumpets ringing, and Barb horse parades. Above all, there are heated disputes between jockeys, horsemen challenging each other, ropes to align to, "mossieri" giving orders, maces, spears, shields...
Fonte: Italian Ways
