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    The winner on the Onda (Wave) horse rounds the bend, bareback and hanging on tight. A scary sight when you are viewing from the stands and showered in dust and dirt from the track as they pass. Views[313] Each contrada holds its own dinner to firstly celebrate being selected (ten contradas compete and names are drawn like a lottery from a hat) and secondly for the hope of being the winning contrada, a great honour. There are seventeen contradas and only ten compete. The official table seats the jockey (far right), the contrada president (middle), the trainer and some town officlals as well as the local residents from their contrada donning their blue contrada flags and tourists, who pay a pretty penny for the privillege to attend. Views[318] The days before the Il Palio horserace are filled with continuous drumming and flag-waving parades in colourful and ornate costumes. There are also horse blessings where the horses are physically blessed inside a church with a crowd from the contrada. These are events taken very seriously by the locals and the traditions are passed on to each generation. Views[655] Palio di Siena, Italy. The locals call it  

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