Sunday, 21 April 2013


We have  the same feast in Spain!!!

This year fell on April 21st, but the feast of Sant’Isidoro in Ghilarza is not always on the same date. Usually set on the second Sunday after Easter, the feast in honor of farmers’ patron is celebrated in different days throughout Sardinia. 
The parade that in Ghilarza takes place on the second Sunday after Easter is the last performance of the religious celebrations in honor of the saint. The horses come first, some obedient some more “independent”, followed by tractors and bulls embellished by flowers and ears of wheat to symbolize farmers’ work. After the bulls is the parade of traditionals costumes, different for each village, and finally the priest, his helpers and the townspeople praying and closing the procession.Lined up on the sides are men blank shooting with their rifles all along the way.

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