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    The Palio di Siena (Italian: [ˈpaːljo di ˈsjɛːna]; known locally simply as Il Palio; from Latin pallium) is a horse race held twice each year, on 2 July...
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    The Corteo Storico is a historical costume parade in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. It takes place before the famous horse race known as the Palio on the 2nd of...
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  • countryside. In the city of Siena, the term indicates the 17 urban wards, whose representatives race on horseback in the Palio di Siena, run twice every year...
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  • The Palio di Legnano (Italian: [ˈpaːljo di leɲˈɲaːno]; known locally simply as Il Palio) is a traditional event generally held on the last Sunday of May...
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    that accompanies the historical costume parade called Corteo Storico that precedes the Palio of Siena. Between one stop and another, in fact, while the representatives...
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    least 1970 and are still used in processions such as the corteo storico of the Palio di Siena. From 1931 breeders began to favour selection of animals...
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    commemoration of the end of the Great War. The Corteo Storico, a pageant to the sound of the March of the Palio, precedes the race, which attracts visitors...
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    represent the final moment of the Corteo Storico, before the carriera for the conquest of the rag. In the Palio di Legnano (last Sunday of May), the carroccio...
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    Contrada of the Tortoise (category Siena)
    seventeen historic subdivisions of the Tuscan city of Siena. It takes part in the Palio di Siena. The Notice of Violante of Bavaria (1730) determines the...
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    the seventeen contrade of Siena, or city wards. The Corteo Storico of Siena, a pageant to the sound of the March of the Palio, precedes the race, which...
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    Legnano, in Lombardy, in Italy, is divided. They participate annually in the Palio di Legnano. The eight contrade of Legnano, whose mottos were introduced in...
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