The Contest of the Bucket
In the late Middle Ages, at Sant’ Elpidio a Mare, there was a shortage of water. So people invented a game: they had to participate in four quarter, each composed of six players. The winning quarter could be the first to drink from the pail.
From 1953 each second Sunday of August is celebrated this game: The Contest of Bucket. A procession, consisting of country folk that wear vintage clothes, march along in the village’s roads, as for as the main square. When the contest takes place the quarters must hit the bucket, avoiding the adversaries.
Finally they keep the score of all match. The winner quarter will win a copper bucket.
Chiara De Angelis II F
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