The Sardinian Cavalcade

the ride Sardinian Sassari Sardinia

the Sardinian Cavalcade Folklore is an event that takes place without interruption since 1951 in Sassari, the second last Sunday in May.
Contrary to the hundreds of festivals that take place each year throughout the Sardinia, This stands out as a secular party, the only whole island.
On the morning of the festival, visitors can admire men and women paraded on foot, horseback or in carriages decorated with flowers, wearing costumes, each with different characteristics of fabrics, colors and jewels, its all-season.
The parade follows a precise order: opens the groups in the province of Sassari and is drawn from those of the province of Carbonia - Iglesias.
the afternoon the riders competed instead in reckless stunts that leave audiences breathless.
At night the festival concludes in a square in Italy, where the groups who participated in the costume parade in the morning perform in dances Sardinian Ballu on tundu on ballu torrau on dillu...and again the performance of the famous bands and singing tenor.

Popular Sardinian Cavalcade

The first Sardinian Cavalcade, from which sprang the later, it happened in 1711 when the city staged a parade in honor of the King of Spain, Philip V came to visit at the end of his reign.
Another famous Sardinian Cavalcade was that of Sardinia April 20, 1899 when they came to town Umberto I and his wife, for the inauguration of the monument to Vittorio Emanuele II built in the center of Italy's square.
In 1929 the Sardinian Cavalcade wanted to celebrate the visit of Vittorio Emanuele III and consort
The last Sardinian Cavalcade made in honor of the real Italians, is dated 1939. It was for the visit of Crown Prince Umberto of Savoy and his wife.
The edition of 1951 was organized for the XV Congress of the Italian Rotary Club.performed folk groups mainly from Sassari and Nuoro.from this edition taking as subsequent editions of the Sardinian Cavalcade
In 1982 organized themselves instead two rides, including one in honor of then President of the Republic, Sandro Pertini.