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Sa Sartiglia

Oristano
Sa Sartiglia
6 to 8 March 2011

see also carnalvale in Sardinia

It 's the most famous Sardinian traditional festival and attracts thousands of people. Introduced, it seems, in 1350 by Mariano II to celebrate the marriage with the daughter of the head of the fleet of Pisa,

game consists of a English derivation , borrowed from the Moors (English "sartija" means "ring" in Sardinian and "star" or "witchcraft"), also in the rest of 'Italy, in fact between the I and the Third Crusade, spread this type of race (eg, the "Race of the Saracens" in Arezzo, the "Palio" of Siena).

Two traditions are united in Sartiglia: firstly that of the chivalric tournament equestrian, other than ancestral and popular pagan fertility rite that celebrates the earth.

The February 2, the day of Candlemas (Purification of the Virgin Mary) the Sartiglia starts with decisive choice of running head (up Componidori , the head of componedor srtija English ): if galloping able to put a star with a sword hanging by a thread in the middle of the road, the harvest will be plentiful.

The outcome of the trial will depend wealth of vintage and survival of pastoralist communities.

Given the extreme importance of the test, the selection of the rider and horse are made with great care. Not surprisingly, during this period are held exhibitions of the best horses of Campidano and Montiferru .

The dressing:

the last Sunday of Carnival, race day, beginning the long ritual of dressing : at noon the "Componidori" is conducted in the selected area, closed in the back and opened the front so that the crowd gathered to the attend the ceremony.

From this moment on, the " Componidori " sitting on a chair placed on a table, it can not touch the ground with their feet until the moment when he will not declare the party ended.

Now women-witches ( is massaieddas ", once young virgins) will take care of head-race, under the careful guidance of the older" housewife manna ": operating a powerful spell on him and Dress him in a sacred ritual unchanged , made up of silences and gestures of old.

The women sew clothes on male a white shirt without buttons, while the face of "componidori" is wrapped in white bandages, and only then "knows manna housewife" covers it with an enigmatic female mask and head rests on a bridal veil and black top hat. The knight is now half woman (upper body) and half man . became androgynous, the "Componidori" is hoisted on his horse and showed the crowd with a bouquet of violets and periwinkles ("sa pippia de capitals": the child in May), the symbol of the forthcoming spring, which bless the crowd.

When the "Componidori" climb aboard, trumpets and bells start ringing and the sound rhythmic drums and almost obsessive accompanies all stages of the ceremony.

In procession, with the other riders who wear the same mask of a woman, the Componidori reaches the place of race . At a given signal will galloping along the road to the archbishop and the cathedral and

in full swing put the sword into the tiny hole at the center of the star hung by a thread. Having completed the firm will return to the crowd showing the trophy. The other knights will imitate the deeds, but the symbolic value will not be the same. Accompanied by a cheering crowd or ingiuriante (depending on the outcome of the trial),

at this point, the procession will head beyond the city walls, where masked riders of the following, arranged in pairs is perform in daring displays of agility. Games equestrian broke off at sunset at a sign of "Componidori" and the follow the parade back to the Cathedral.

Here " Componidori " to bless the crowd one last time crying "annus Atterus Melluso" (Better than other years).

The parade starts to bring the "Componidori" the place where the women ritually undressing to proceed, the presence of a few close friends. The spell is over and "Componidori on" back to being just a man .

Sunday, March 6

	546 edition of Sartiglia Program Sartiglia Oristano March 2011
	Gremio Farmers St. John Hours 10.00 - Contract 12.00 - 13.00 Ore Dressing - Parade Procession Ore 13.30 - travel to the star Ore 17.00 - Pariglie 19 Hours , 00 - undressing
Monday, March 7	Sa Sartigliedda
Tuesday, March 8	Gremio of St. Joseph of the Carpenters 10 Hours , 00 - 12.00 Call Ore - Ore Dressing 13.00 - parade Parade Ore 13.30 - Race to the star 17.00 - 19.00 hours Pariglie - Undressing

info:
www.sartiglia.info