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Scoppio del Carro

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Sun, April 5, 2026
Florence, IT
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A centuries-old Easter Sunday tradition featuring an elaborate decorated cart pulled by white oxen through Florence, culminating in a spectacular fireworks display ignited by a dove-shaped rocket from the Cathedral altar.

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