Scoppio del Carro 2018

Scoppio del Carro 2018

April 1, 2018, marked another explosive Easter Sunday in Florence, Italy with the Scoppio del Carro. Unfortunately, the fireworks do not bode well for the year's harvest as the "dove" that alights the explosive cart refused to "fly" back.

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Tue 03 Apr 2018 1:25 PM

April 1 witnessed another explosive Easter Sunday in Florence, Italy, but one that does not bode well for the year’s harvest as the “dove”, known as the “colombina” that alights the explosive cart refused to “fly” back once it had completed its main purpose.

 

READ MORE ABOUT FLORENCE’S TRADITION OF THE SCOPPIO DEL CARRO.

 

 

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