About Scoppio del Carro
Easter Sunday tradition where a dove-shaped rocket ignites a cart of fireworks in Piazza del Duomo, predicting the year's harvest. Dating back to the First Crusade.
The essentials
- When
- Every year · April 9
- Where
- Piazza del Duomo, Florence
- Tradition
- Cultural
- Tickets
- Free to attend
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