Ruzzi della Conca
From 28th August to 6th September the event that unites the Chiusi community
Chiusi Scalo, despite being a relatively “young” conurbation, without a urban rite or a carousel to recall, invented its own “carousel” in 1981: the "Ruzzi della Conca". This name is related to two typical dialect expressions of Chiusi: the Ruzzo, the game born to entertain and have fun, and the Conca, i.e. the valley where the town of Chiusi is geographically located.
The Ruzzi della Conca is an event held every year between the last Sunday of August and the first Sunday of September in Chiusi, in the province of Siena. Every year, one of the five districts of the town (Biffe, Fornace, Granocchiaio, Mar Nero and Sottogrottone) takes up the honor and the burden of organizing the party within their own borders. It chooses a place that becomes the headquarters of the party, where every night you can dine at the restaurants, have fun in the pub listening to live music, and get involved by the general happiness. So has been the event for the first thirty years of its life.
The races are held at the sport fields, preceded by a parade. Particularly worth seeing is the parade, which takes place on the last Sunday, in which the actors feature scenes of everyday life dating back to the 20th century. This is the historical period of reference for Chiusi Scalo, which is now permanently joined to the historical center of the town, but was born separated from it around its station, in the early 19th century. The event is based on the game of palla al bracciale [armlet ball], i.e. a game that has its roots in the Renaissance Italy and dominated the national audience before the advent of foreigner games, especially football.
PROGRAMME
FRIDAY 28 AUGUST
𝙸𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙴𝙴𝚃𝚂 𝙾𝙵 𝙲𝙷𝙸𝚄𝚂𝙸 𝚂𝙲𝙰𝙰𝙻𝙾
19:30 Festival Opening
21:15 Parade and Blessing of the Conca
SATURDAY 29 AUGUST
𝙼𝚄𝙽𝙸𝙲𝙸𝙿𝙰𝙻 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝚁𝚃𝚂 𝙵𝙸𝙴𝙻𝙳
15:30 Women's Palla al Bracciale
17:30 Palla al Bracciale Boys 16–20 years old
SUNDAY 30
AUGUST
𝙼𝚄𝙽𝙸𝙲𝙸𝙿𝙰𝙻 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝚁𝚃𝚂 𝙵𝙸𝙴𝙻𝙳
16:00 Palla al Bracciale Challenge
First
day
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*18:00 Goose Race
SATURDAY 5
SEPTEMBER
𝙼𝚄𝙽𝙸𝙲𝙸𝙿𝙰𝙻 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝚁𝚃𝚂 𝙵𝙸𝙴𝙻𝙳
16:00 Ruzzini Games for children
17:30 Braccialino Boys up to 15 years old
SUNDAY 6
SEPTEMBER
𝙸𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙴𝙴𝚃𝚂 𝙾𝙵 𝙲𝙷𝙸𝚄𝚂𝙸 𝚂𝙲𝙰𝙰𝙻𝙾
15:00 Historical Parade
In costumes up to the 1920s
Greeting of the contrade
𝙼𝚄𝙽𝙸𝙲𝙸𝙿𝙰𝙻 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝚁𝚃𝚂 𝙵𝙸𝙴𝙻𝙳
16:00 Palla al Bracciale Final
Performance
by PentaDistrix,
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Flag-wavers and Drummers of the Chiusi Contrade Committee
TUESDAY 8
SEPTEMBER
𝙽𝙰𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙸𝚃𝚈 𝙾𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙱𝙻𝙴𝚂𝚂𝙴𝙳 𝚅𝙸𝚁𝙶𝙸𝙽 𝙼𝙰𝚁𝚈
𝙿𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚂𝙷 𝙿𝙰𝚃𝚁𝙾𝙽 𝚂𝙰𝙸𝙽𝚃'𝚂 𝙵𝙴𝚂𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙰𝙻
21:15 Solemn Procession
Through the streets of the town, on the centenary of the consecration of the Santa Maria della Pace parish church