Advertisements

Flag Twirlers at the festival of San Giovanni in Forence, Italy

You need Adobe Flash Player 9 to view this widget.

Get Adobe Flash player

Comments

Please log in to enter comments.
Uploaded By: hermitisland2006
1 year ago
Points: 300
Description: Flag Twirlers at the festival of San Giovanni in Forence, Italy. About 150 men, young and old, fathers with sons (teaching them traditions) and royally clad dignitaries assembled only yards away from the spot where the radical Dominican Monk Girolemo Savonarola was burned at the stake in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in 1498 for his preachings, the same spot where he set afire a pyre of priceless art and books a year earlier, the Bonfire of the Vanities. After an opening speech the dignitaries were led into the open doors of the Palazzo Vecchio and their accompaning guards posted. The drummers sharply rolled out their beat and the two competing contrade divided into smaller groups for the first of many colorful, synchronized flag twirling demonstrations. They started their maneuvers slowly, first just spinning the flags by their sides and low above their heads. As the tempo of the drummers increased so did the speed of the performance, twirlers were now racing about the piazza, throwing and catching each others flags in unison.

Tags: festival of san giovanni festivals firenze flag twirlers florence italy piazzas

Inappropriate Flag

Flagging notifies the My Budget Travel webmaster of inappropriate content. Please flag any messages that violate the Terms of Service. Please include a short explanation why you're flagging this message. Thank you!

If you believe this content violates the Terms of Service, please write a short description why. Thank you.

Inappropriate Comment Flag

Flagging notifies the My Budget Travel webmaster of inappropriate content. Please flag any messages that violate the Terms of Service. Please include a short explanation why you're flagging this message. Thank you!

Email Friends

Your First Name (optional)

Email Addresses (comma separated)

Import friends

Message to Friends (optional)

Or, you can forward this video with your own email application.

Terms of Service

Login
Username or Email Address:
Password:
   

Join Now

Join the My Budget Travel community for the full, feature-rich experience. As a member, you'll be able to share your media and thoughts with other My Budget Travel users. It's free and easy. Join now.