Come si festeggia il carnevale in Sardegna?

Come si festeggia il carnevale in Sardegna?

Ogni anno ricorrono eventi tradizionali, legati ai riti agropastorali e rurali, e feste allegoriche con sfilate di carri e colorati gruppi mascherati. E come se queste tradizioni non fossero già abbastanza, il carnevale sardo propone anche il carnevale a cavallo con spericolate corse e spettacolari giostre medievali.

Come si chiamano le maschere sarde?

I Mamuthones sono, assieme agli Issohadores, maschere tipiche del carnevale di Mamoiada in Sardegna.

Quando cade carnevale questanno?

Ogni anno le date sono stabilite in base a quando cadono la Quaresima e la Pasqua: il martedì grasso deve infatti essere l'ultimo martedì prima del mercoledì delle Ceneri, che nel rito liturgico romano inaugura la Quaresima. Quindi nel 2021 si parte giovedì 11 febbraio e si termina il 16 febbraio.

What is the origin of the Mamuthones?

• The origin of mamuthones is unknown. They have been in Mamoiada as long as anyone remembers; it is likely that the town itself has taken its name from them. Now, they are a symbol of Mamoiada’s identity. “We were born to be mamuthones” said Augusto, standing with his nine year-old son in a small mamuthone costume.

Who are the mamuthones and Issohadores?

• This Festival Friday we’ll take you to Mamoiada, a village in inland Sardinia. Mamoiada is the home of mamuthones and issohadores, mysterious masked characters whose origin is all but unknown. We visited in occasion of St Anthony’s festival on January 17th, when mamuthones and issohadores parade around burning bonfires. “I can’t let you in.

What is the Carnival of the Mamuthones?

• In Sardinia, the Carnival of the Mamuthones is a pre-Christian traditional ritual dating back more than 2,000 years. Monstrous characters boast thick hair, black faces and are burdened with the weight of 60 pounds of cattle bells hanging around their body.

How do Mamuthones dress up?

• All Mamuthones begin the rite meticulously laying their costumes on the ground and getting dressed with the help of “civilians.”