The meeting, yesterday afternoon at Palazzo Bacaredda, was convened (as happens every year two weeks before the event) to review the final details: routes, accessibility, and timing of the Feast of Sant'Efisio. It was a routine meeting, then. Instead , the Municipality, organizers, local health authorities , and regional representatives found themselves facing a larger problem: new outbreaks of bovine dermatitis (starting in Muravera and then spreading to other areas).
More than one doubt has been raised about the presence of the tracas and the yoke of oxen that pull the statue of the Warrior Martyr during the procession for the fulfillment of the vow.
Currently, the regulations "speak for a quarantine period that should end on April 30th, so if that were the case, we'd be at the limit but still within the timeframe. If not, we'll evaluate what to do," said Ottavio Nieddu , artistic director of the Sant'Efisio festival.
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