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Towards the end of the morning, the "Prise du Drapeau"
ceremony is held in the Piazza di Città.
The General's staff dressed as light cavalrymen in Napoleon's army
now make their appearance for the first time in the company of the
General. In the afternoon, the General and his staff accompanied
by the pipers and drummers perform the first "Alzata degli
Abbà".
The "abbots" were once a sort of lay priors who took part
in the festivities and carnivals in each district. When the single
carnival was created in 1808, they were replaced by two children
from each of Ivrea's five parishes.
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