Cabras, the barefoot women close the celebrations in honor of San Salvatore.

The ancient colors of Cabras's traditional costumes can be seen from afar: the white of the embroidered shirt, the yellow of the headscarves, and the gold, brown, green, and purple of the skirts. They arrive briskly. Barefoot. Even though they are exhausted. Composed in their prayer and arranged in two rows, they chant "is coggius," the prayers in Sardinian. On their tired faces, sweat mixes with a few tears. This morning, there were 400 barefoot women who
They brought the statue of Santu Srabadoreddu from the small church of San Salvatore di Sinis to the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta in Cabras. At dawn, immediately after Mass, they left the village for the long dirt paths of the Sinis. A total of eight kilometers, traveled with faith and devotion. At the entrance to the village, many faithful and a few tourists welcomed the ancient wooden statue of Santu Srabadoreddu. Then there were the fiancés, brothers, sons, and husbands. All there waiting for them, the barefoot women. Even the little ones were present, in the arms of their mothers, strictly barefoot and wearing Sardinian costume. Numerous firecrackers announced the saint's arrival in the village. It is the last journey of the feast of San Salvatore, concluding the journey that began last August 28th, when the women themselves left Cabras in the early hours of the morning to accompany the small statue to the rural sanctuary. Today, the journey was completed in the opposite direction. "Once again, Cabras has entrusted itself to its Savior, reclaiming those gestures that preserve the memory of our identity. With the return of Santu Srabadoeddu, we conclude the celebrations, but the devotion and feelings of unity that have characterized these days remain imprinted in our minds and hearts," said Mayor Andre aAbis. "Today we have made the final gesture of homage to Jesus," said Parish Priest Monsignor Giuseppe Sanna, welcoming the women into the parish church. "We have fulfilled our duty, with faith and sacrifice. Bringing San Salvatore back to Cabras, after the days of the novena, at the conclusion of the celebrations, is for us a moment of great belonging to the community," declared Maria Francesca Spanu, president of the Santu Srabadoeddu association. Now the celebrations are truly over. The village of San Salvatore is once again silent.