Drum roll, trumpet blast, toasts with Vernaccia and lots and lots of laughter. Today in Oristano the “candelora” of “Su Sattilliu a moenti” took place, the Sartiglia of the donkeys. A jovial event, a challenge on donkeys to make fun of the Sartiglia, the real one.
The parody of the equestrian joust will be staged on Saturday 1 March in via Mazzini: this afternoon in the meantime the Componidori were nominated, with the delivery of the candle. Antonello Congiu will wear a veil and top hat. He was chosen a few weeks ago by a group of friends who wanted to participate again in this moment of lightheartedness . It was the new association "Mini cavalieri Eleonora d'Arborea", formed by some parents of children who attend the Usignolo Equestrian Center, who wanted to propose the event that had been missing for several years.
He handed over the candle to his composer Antonio Fiori, known to all as "melanzana", a historic knight of the Sartiglia . Antonello Congiu will be joined by Alessandro Puddu and Pierpaolo Urru.
