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Procession
of the Dead Crist
Good- Friday
It is organised by the Brotherhood of S. Croce and it is a
symbolic representationof the drama of Christ's Passion.
The brethren,dressed in white doublets and hooded, walk in the
medieval streets together the choirs of the "Miserere"
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The race of
the Ceri
15 May
The race of Ceri takes place yearly on May 15th the eve of
the festival of the Patron Saint of the town,Ubaldo.
The Ceri are three tall ,heavy ,wooden constructins,richly
decorated and surmonted by the statues of St. Ubaldo, St.George
and St.Anthony.
They are fixed on a stretcher-like wooden support which
"ceraioli" carry on their shoulders in a mad race
through the steets of the town, and as far as the Basilica of the
Patron Saint, Ubaldo, on the top of Mount Ingino.
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Crossbow competition
Last Sunday of May
The archers of Gubbio and those of San Sepolcro,who wear
ancient costumes, meet every year in Piazza Grande.
The competition consists in hitting the bull'seye of a target 36
meters away.
The archer who hits the bull's eye of the target wins a beautifull
standard and his name is Palio.
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