Cagliari thanks for the 368th time Sant’Efisio: Street, under a few drops of rainat the highlight of the great celebration in honor of the warrior martyr with the procession that will leave his little church in Stampace, with destination Nora.
To pay homage to the saint two thousand five hundred devotees on foot with them traditional clothes, 87 cultural and folklore associations, 200 “Campidanese knights”Efis Gloriosu’s escort, present with 36 associations56 militiamen on horseback, and more 5 groups of launeddas and sulitus players, for a total of around 80 instrumentalistsand then the 18 trachsthe large carts pulled by a yoke of oxen that evoke the journey of the devotees of Campidano and Sulcis towards the place of martyrdom.
Starting from 8am all phases will be live on Videolina, on the Unionesarda.it website and the news will also be on air on Radiolina.
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THE LIVE:
8.40am – The emotion of master of launeddas Luigi lai, which like every year for half a century accompanies the saint throughout the days of the celebration. For him, the emotion of being there once again and carrying on a tradition, the art of launeddas, rediscovered and valorised after it had almost disappeared in the 1970s.
8.15 am – In progress holy mass in the little church of Stampace, with the first faithful gathered in prayer despite the rain.
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8 am – To the gathering of groups a celebration of colors and traditional clothes. At the processionwith mother Paola for the Pro Loco Settimo San Pietro, also little Lilia Elisajust six months old.
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THE PROGRAM – After the Holy Masses, at 10 am the departure of the tracas, an expression of the feelings of affection and gratitude towards the “powerful protector”. Following, in the exciting sequence of the procession, the faithful on foot wearing traditional clothes: 2,500 people arriving from all over Sardinia.
At 11am the Alter Nos massGiovanni Ena, who after receiving the official investiture at Palazzo Bacaredda reaches the small church of Stampace, the heart of the Efisian cult (in the crypt there are masses every hour starting from 7 and up to 10).
At 12 the Saint in the gala chariot, pulled by oxen, leaves his “home” to receive the warm greetings of the faithful. He is accompanied by the Guardiania, the representative of the municipality, sisters and brothers of the Archconfraternity of the Gonfalone. The procession, also animated by militiamen and devotees on horseback, crosses via Azuni, Piazza Yenne, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Via Sassari, Piazza del Carmine, Via Crispi, Via GM Angioy, Via Mameli, Largo Carlo Felice, Via Roma (Comune side), Via Sassari (lower part) Viale La Playa, Villaggio Pescatori, Giorgino, Church of Sant’Efisio in Giorgino (3pm). From Giorgino to La Maddalena beach the Simulacrum will be transported by the wagon of the Autonomous Military Command of Sardinia
At 4.30pm from Maddalena beach, procession along the Provincial Road up to the junction with Frutti d’Oro, Su Loi with Holy Mass, Villa d’Orri with Eucharistic Blessing in the private chapel of the Marquises of Villahermosa.
At 7pm Holy Mass in the Church of Sant’Efisio in Cagliari.
At 11pm I arrive in Sarroch where the simulacrum will spend the night in the parish church of Santa Vittoria.
The soundtrack, together with the launeddas and the sulitus, will be based on the songs of the rosaries and the gòcius in honor of Sant’Efisio, performed mainly in the Sardinian language.
Further details and insights in the 16-page special on newsstands with L’Unione Sarda and on the app
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