FOOD FIGHT: Thousands gather in Ivrea, Italy to pummel each other with 1.1 million pounds of oranges

Thousands of revellers gathered in the small Italian town of Ivrea on Sunday to hurl 500,000 kilograms of oranges at each other. The bizarre event commemorates an incident that is said to date back to medieval times, when the starving townspeople were freed from the tyranny of an evil baron. Footage available @Newsflare #BattagliadelleArance #battaglia #arance #battle #CarnevaleIvrea #storicocarnevale @Carnevale_Ivrea @MailOnlineVideo @SunVideo @Express_Pics Contact Urban Pictures UK for further information: Portfolio/Clippings: Facebook: Twitter: Video filmed on Sony AX55 in 4K quality.