<p>Thousands of people took part in a giant food fight in Ivrea, Italy, on Monday, February 11, as part of the town’s annual Battle of the Oranges carnival.</p><p>The event sees tourists and locals alike dress up in medieval battle armor and besiege each other with thousands of kilograms of oranges in a reenactment which celebrates a 12th-century uprising of the townspeople against a feudal lord.</p><p>The mock battle sees participants being split</a> up into nine different groups representing the people who revolted and others on horsedrawn carriages, who play the role of the feudal armies. Credit: Adele Bortoli via Storyful</p><br />
