The Italian town of Ivrea was covered in orange puree on Sunday, as hundreds of revelers pelted each other with baskets of the fruit during the annual orange carnival. /VCG Photo

Dubbed the Battle of Oranges, the festival is said to date back centuries and commemorates the local residents’ uprising against a tyrant lord, the Daily Mail reports. /VCG Photo

Participants were divided into nine teams, each protecting their own territory while launching attacks on the castle defenders. /VCG Photo

Over a million oranges were brought to the town for the three-day carnival. /VCG Photo

Judges will announce the winning team when the festival ends on Tuesday evening. /VCG Photo