The race of the water urns is a particular competition characterised by synchronicity resistance an physical strength. The event starts with a historical procession followed by the female challenge, the woman carry water urns on their heads going around
piazza Garibaldi. In the male challenge, the three participating contrade.
Porta a Latere Porta Castello and Porta Capperoni, the contrada that manages to make the first round trip with the heaviest urn will have the right to have the lightest the next turn.
4 runners for each team divided in to couples run with staffs around the circle of the wall in hand the urns each having a different weight, representing the fatigue that in centuries past the inhabitants made in order to take water.