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Historic Revival of Good Friday at Grassina

The most important event to be held in Grassina is the traditional Historic Revival of Good Friday, held every year two days before Easter. Its origins can be traced back to a form of worship that was widespread in Europe in the 17th century after floods or famine and especially after the terrible plague of 1634.
Although the town of Grassina was very small at the time, its pious inhabitants apparently regularly organized a torchlight procession up the hill at Passiontide, accompanied by wagonload of children dressed up as angels.
By the following century this religious procession had been transformed into a ceremonious Way of the Cross that involved the entire population, the priors and the lords. In 1881 the event was to mark the debut of the local Philharmonic band though the procession was already well known for its splendid choreography. Up until 1940 it can be found mentioned in documents as the Holy Performance of the death of Christ, then, in the 1930's, it was extended to include actors in costume and staged performances. After an interruption during the war, it was revived in 1950 and renamed the Historic Revival; unfortunately the flood of Florence brought about another setback, destroying all the costumes and sets. Since 1983 this very popular event has been repeated every year and now involves about 500 performers and 14 horses. The procession goes through the streets of the town and then up the hill to Calvary where 80 actors perform the most important moments of the Passion, reciting words from the Gospel and accompanied by music. The Revival is organized by the Grassina Centre of Tourist Activities which also promotes several other cultural events around it. It has been one of the three Italian performances to be included in "Europassion" since 1995.

Parade for the "Palio of the Contrade"

The Fair of Antella has been held every year on the first Monday of October for over a century. Some shopkeepers and land owners first asked the Town Council for permission to hold a fair in 1851, though it is really thanks to Cav. Ubaldino Peruzzi, an illustrious member of the community, that the cattle and commodities fair became an officially recognized event in 1872. Religious and musical events, horse races and the usual firework display immediately became part of the initiative. Nowadays an exhibition of embroidery and lace, traditional crafts of the women of the town, is held at the same time as the fair.

The "Palio of the Contrade" (Race between the town quarters), which takes place at Bagno a Ripoli on the second Sunday of September, is a fairly recent institution (1980), and is a revival of the Florentine traditions of the Renaissance, with a procession of noblemen on horseback, ladies and flag wavers, all dressed in period costume; there are also games, sports events and Renaissance dances. The most exciting moment is the Joust of the Star when the four town quarters, L'Alfiere (Knight), Il Mulino (Mill), La Torre (Tower) and Il Cavallo (Horse), compete for the Palio. The contrada riders compete by trying to run through the Star hanging from a Rampant Lion (symbols of the Town of Bagno a Ripoli), with their swords. The Palio has been part of the Federation of Italian and European Historic Games since 1993.