BBC Learning English: Video Words in the News: Battle of the Oranges (5th March 2014)
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Watch our weekly news video. This week's video is: Battle of the Oranges: Oranges, oranges and more oranges in this massive three-day food fight in Italy. Take a closer look with Video Words in the News.
Cao: This is no ordinary carnival. Its an epic food fight, called the Battle of the Oranges. The event takes place in Ivrea in northern Italy, and is based on a legend from the Middle Ages, when the daughter of a miller rejected the advances of an evil lord. People take the celebration very seriously indeed. And with several hundred tonnes of oranges thrown in three days, the clean-up operation is a battle in itself. Date: 2020-09-18
