Florence celebrated every year on Easter Sunday in a very special way. The Explosion of the Cart is a tradition born about 350 years ago. The decorated chariot, also called the "Brindellone", was released the first time in 1622 in the form of 2-3 storey high tower, is pulled by two oxen adorned with garlands around the streets of Florence, in Piazza del Duomo in the space that lies between the baptistery and the cathedral.
The Chariot, well stocked with fireworks when he arrives in front of the cathedral stands still and waits for the start of the mass. More or less at 11 from the altar of the Cathedral, while inside the church we sing the Gloria, the Archbishop lit with the sacred fire a rocket in the shape of a dove (called just "the Columbine," which symbolizes the Holy Spirit ), this in turn flies out of the church along a wire that goes to hit the wagon in the square, creating a spectacular fireworks that meet the applause of the entire audience.