The 24th of June is a day of an utmost significance for Florentines, as it is devoted to Saint John the Baptist, the city’s patron. The celebration starts within the very morning. As with each spiritual commemoration that dates back centuries, the celebrations integrate the spiritual and the secular and over time the day has turn out to be an opportunity to have a good time collectively, wearing on ancient and enjoyable traditions which involve citizens and travelers alike. There’s a special occasion for each moment, from morning to night time. All the officers are there consisting of city’s mayor, representatives from the town’s districts, the Armed Forces and other residents. The procession starts from Palazzo Vecchio and arrives on the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Fiore, where a solemn liturgy is celebrated. The mass proceeds with amazing fireworks called the fires of John. The display lasts for the whole hour and is topped with a suitable explosion. In the late afternoon after another parade, the visitors are invited to the Piazza Santa Croce to look an amusing spectacle of 54 Florentines playing Renaissance football sport Calcio Storico in sixteenth-century costumes.