View From a Tall Dude: Florence's Scoppio del Carro

Taken from www.twopassports.com: "I'd stumbled upon a 1000-year-old tradition, the Scoppio del Carro. Literally translated "explosion of the cart," it's an elaborate Easter ritual that start with two simultaneous parades processing through town, one led by two bulls carrying a wagon. The wagon is delivered to the square in front of Brunelleschi's famous Duomo, where Easter mass is in session. Some pomp and circumstance ensues, then the church doors are swung open and a firework shaped like a dove rockets out from the nave, striking the fireworks cart and sending it into a blaze of glory. The daytime fireworks last about 15 minutes and are quite dramatic, encompassing red, purple and white smoke and reaching a crescendo as three Easter flags drop out form the top of the cart."

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