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Folk traditions: The historic awareness and the attachment to own roots is a fundamental element of the Sardinian culture and we can see that in the large numbers of folk traditions in the whole island.
We show you some between the most interesting events taking place in Oristano area. If you want to know smaller traditions and numerous village feasts just ask to the touristic office.
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The Enrobing: At about 12 o'clock on the Sunday
and on the Tuesday the Master of Cerimony of the Tournament (the componidori) is ready in the house of
the president of the gremio called Maggiorali.
The componidori climbs on to a chair on to a low table where is dressed in full tournament array by a group of
young girls wearing the traditional Sardinian costume, under the supervision of an elderly woman (Sa massaia manna).
And he can't get down until the end of the tournament. Each garments he wears has a symbolic meaning, from the shirt to
the rubbens wrapping his arms, from the mask on his face to the black top-hat.
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After the enrobing, the componidori mounts his beautiful decorated horse directly from the table he's standing.
He got from the Maggiorali a bunch of violets "sa pippia de maiu" with it he bless the crowd. The young girls
cost handfuls of corn and flowers, and the massaia manna utters the invoking prayer "Santu Giuanni t'assistada"
(may St. John help you) and "santu giuseppi t'assistada" (may St. Joseph help you) because St. John and St. Joseph
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The Procession: After the enrobing the compondori is joined by two horsemen, one on either side, and by about 120 knights arranged in there.
Wearing traditional Sardinian and Spanish costume with bright, warm colours and the mask they walk with trumpeters drummers, members of the guild until the place where the tournament will start.
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The Tournament: A begin with the crossing of swords performed by the componidori and his assistant under the star, the symbol of sartiglia, because the purpose of every knight is spurring his horse to a mad gallop and trying to pierce the sword through the central hole of a Silver star, hanging from a green ribbon suspended in mid-air-
This performance is started by the Componidori and then by each horseman.
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Conclusa la gara il corteo si ricompone e si avvia verso via Mazzini attraversando il centro di Oristano.
I cavalieri percorrono la via fino a piazza mariano, tornano indietro fino a su brocciu, l'arcata che si apre
sotto gli edifici prospicienti il sagrato di san Sebastiano. E' da qui che le pariglie si lanciano lungo via
Mazzini eseguendo acrobazie di grandi difficoltà.
Le corse si susseguono fino al calar della sera quando il corteo si ricompone e i cavalieri tornano alle
proprie scuderie e su componidori si avvia alla svestizione. Up |
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The ride: On 6 July, in the afternoon, the master of the ride (the flag-bearer or "pandela madzore"or first pandela) followed by many horsemen got from the priest the yellow brocade banner called "sa candela de Sant'antina"(the candle of st antioco) that he must defend during the ride avoiding that any horseman could overtake him. To achieve this purpose, also using the strength, he's helped by some horsemen called "sas iscortas" chosen from the different "pandelas" The master of the ride chooses two horsemen, one on either side (second and third "pandela"or flag-bearer) taking a red and a white flag. The parish, the mayor, the "pandelas", horsemen, riflemen go through their horses the main road until the "su fronte mannu" next to the sanctuary. They stop to pray in front of the cross and the statue of the Saint. Out of the area where the church is there is "the frontigheddu" the real place where the ride starts. |
"Sas iscortas" have already to control the horsemen
hindering the "pandelas". The flag bearer choose the right moment to ride full gallop mounting the Costantino
Arc which permit to let in the area of the santuary. Some instants later thousand of horsemen move towards
the church, they stop some seconds behind the temple just to collect theirs thoughts so the canonical tours
around the church. But it's "the first pandela" to decide how many tours to do between the seven estimated.
The master of the ride gallop faster and faster between the crowd until to take a daring bend to risk his
own and his horse safety. The direction of the ride is now toward "sa muredda" a stone enclosure with a
cross in the middle. After a little prayer the horseman make three clockwise tours and the forth anti-clockwise
to pray again next to the church. The temple is the final goal of the "first pandela" celebrating St.
costantino for his honour they will run the morning after again. Up
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The legend says that the ride concern to an undertaking of a group of young people that after evacueting the village a cause of the mores raids. They went back to save the simulacrum from the sack, dragging themselves along they feigned a handful of soldiers.
The custom of the barefoot want to be a good omen crop, fishing, and herd.
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The lagoon of Santa Giusta:Is fassoisi
The first Sunday of August takes place the regatta of S.Giusta where the agonistic element get into the endless event of the fishers which they use the Fassoisi in the pools.the name means fascine of reeds. Up |
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