Palio di Parma
palio di parma festival held year northern italian town parma trace back ancient scarlet run palio normally hold third weekend september origin festival reconducted reported giovanni del giudice chronicon parmense talking festival hold honour engagement giberto iii da correggio ruler parma engelenda rossi also called maddalena rossi di san secondo daughter guglielmo rossi donella da carrara ruler padova brought end several fight among noble family wanting dominate parma day enemy family giberto da correggio allowed return parma even prisoner gained back freedom game consisted several competition medieval weapon horse festival held every year august fourteenth century napoleon arrival nineteenth century starting competition brought new life town divided different area called porte referring ancient gate form different team running competition one men one woman one child riding donkey porte try win painting showing one monument town holy mary protector parma official site