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Celebrating generally has always been important for the Bolognese, as befits a people who regard every meal as a feast and who were never shy about celebrating their independent spirit at each overthrow of a Pope, tyrannical lord or invader. Any victory and its anniversary was a licence to throw a party and on such occasions in medieval times the streets would fill with jesters and revelers. Jousts would take place and Bologna even had its own palio, a horse race, similar to that which still runs in Siena, around the piazza Maggiore. The race, organized by San Bartolomeo, took place on August 24th every year in order to commemorate the capture and bringing to Bologna of Re Enzo, son of Frederick II, after the Battle of Fossalta. Another famous festival was la festa della porchetta, held on the same day, involving food and finally a suckling pig being thrown down on the masses as a gift by the nobility from the window of the Palazzo Comunale. Napoleon failed to see the funny side of either festival and banned both upon commencing his occupation of Bologna.
Nowadays, though still generally festive, Bologna's main festivals are those which follow the peaks of the religious calendar (Ascension, Carnival etc), though there are also some artistic festivals organized by the council.
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