The Quartiere Castello association is preparing to celebrate 30 years of activity : the celebrations for this important milestone will officially begin with the 27th artistic-artisanal exhibition “Per la Strada”. Some initiatives of the exhibition, in fact, will be dedicated to the celebration of the 30 years of the association, while other moments of celebration will be organized throughout the year.
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The preview of the festival will start on Saturday 24 May at 18:00 with the dressing ceremony of the Mamuthones and Issohadores of Mamoiada, guests of honour of the event, in Piazza Municipio, followed by a travelling performance through the city streets.
The heart of the event will be Sunday 25 May, with the official opening of the show at 9:00 am at Sa Costera : «We have registered a 40% increase in exhibitors compared to last year – says Francesca Nonnis, president of the association –. This year we have managed to involve many interesting and unique entities: from the makers of Sardinian masks, who will work live, to pyrographers on pumpkins, from restorers to graphic designers. We also have a section dedicated to street food, with various stands, from the more traditional to the international ones. The novelty this year will be a stand of Asian foods. It is the starting point for being able to have, over the years, an increasingly international show!».
At 11 am, the official inauguration will see the participation of the authorities, the Folk Group "Città di Iglesias" and will be accompanied by the blessing in via Sassari.
The itinerant parade with the Mamuthones and Issohadores will follow at 11:30, with whom the association has started a cultural exchange: «They come for the festival – explains Nonnis – and we will go to them, with the flag-wavers, in July!». Together with the Mamoiada groups, the majestic Gigantes of Sennori and «the Janas of Bosa – continues Nonnis – will parade, wanted to offer an all-female representation of the folk groups, but also to celebrate the craftsmanship of the masks».
