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one day at the Palio di Siena

Italy, Siena, the Palio: Blessing of the horse and the jockey in each Contrada's parish church. The priest ends the mystical rite with a wish that sounds like an order: "Go and come back victorious!" . Selva contrada

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Italy, Siena, the Palio: Blessing of the horse and the jockey in each Contrada's parish church. The priest ends the mystical rite with a wish that sounds like an order: "Go and come back victorious!" . Selva contrada