Sunday, May 22 Historical parade through the city streets and “veterans” match at the sports field (Subsidiary, 5:30 p.m.)
An enthralling challenge all in medieval sauce, for a noble purpose: the purchase of a rescue vehicle for the Castelfiorentino Misericordia. On Sunday, May 22, the veterans of historic Florentine soccer will play an unmissable match at the sports area (Sussidiario soccer field, 5:30 p.m.) to pay tribute to the Community that has always been linked to Florence through an almost filial relationship, attested by the name and symbol of the Lily.
Adding to the richness of the event will be the presence of the Florentine Historical Procession, which after participating in the re-enactment of peace after Montaperti (November 2021) will renew the bond of friendship with Castelfiorentino through a parade through the city streets. At around 5 p.m., some 70 figures (including gunners, flag bearers, drummers, clarions, etc.) will set off from the sports field, heading into the heart of the city center (route: viale Roosevelt, Piazza Cavour, Via Garibaldi, Corso Matteotti) to Piazza Gramsci, finally arriving at Piazza del Popolo where they will meet a delegation from the Castelfiorentino Municipal Administration.
This will be followed by the return to the sports field where the match will be played, involving as many as 54 “soccer players” within the same “field” that is normally assembled during matches are held in Florence’s Piazza Santa Croce. The honor of “Magnifico Messere”-who will bring greetings to the teams before the challenge-will be entrusted to Massimiliano Monti, who promoted the initiative in agreement with the Veterans of Historical Football, the Municipality of Castelfiorentino, Ente Cambiano Scpa and Proloco. Admission is free, but a voluntary contribution is appreciated as the proceeds will go toward the purchase of a medical vehicle for the Castelfiorentino Misericordia.
“I organized this event by accepting Parri’s suggestion of a soccer player,” notes Massimiliano Monti, who owns karmakoi tattoo studio in Castelfiorentino, “and I am happy to have found a great willingness and heart from the entire citizenry. The weather forecast for Sunday is good, so I am sure it will be a beautiful event, which I plan to make an annual event.”
“After the re-enactment of the Peace after Montaperti,” observes the Councillor for Sport, Simone Bruchi, “a new event renews our bond with the city of Florence, flanking the Florentine Historical Parade with the first challenge of the Veterans of Historical Football, a tradition that has its origins in the first ball games and then became an integral part of Florence’s history and identity. A spectacle that we will also be able to see live here in Castelfiorentino for the first time.”
In the evening, at the end of the match, the “kickers” will be welcomed by the “Torre Rasa” farmhouse for an apericena.
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