Palio delle Contrade di Perignano

Popular tradition of Valdera

The Palio delle Contrade di Perignano is an ancient historical commemoration that takes place in the small village of Perignano, in the town of Casciana Terme Lari. The Festival is held every year, consecutive in two days in September, 1985.

The six contrade festivals compete to win a gold medal, in several races, including those for best show and best appearing.

A selected jury assigns a score based on the interpretation that each district can give through very sophisticated dresses and careful to preserve the medieval charm. Another element that is evaluated is the correspondence of ancient customs with the historical period of reference, and also the ability of the players to Remove ensuring showmanship to the representation.

The next day the Palio delle Contrade the country continues the celebration with the Palio della Bilancia, a very particular obstacle that confronts once the districts. A game in which teams must bring in 2 minutes a heavy bag two pounds, until the castellana, on the top of the Castle set up in the central square of the village. Among the obstacles and the weight of the bag full of grain or flour, players must then lay the bag on the scale of the castellana.