Everything as expected and no surprises yesterday in Sedilo, with the designation of the first flags of the Ardia 2023 . As is customary, the parish priest Don Battistino Mongili, after the procession of S'Incontru, announced the leaders of the procession in honor of Santu Antinu during the solemn Easter Mass, celebrated in the church of San Giovanni Battista.
Names chosen from the parish register, where those who intend to participate in the most repentant appointment of faith register, which few people know how to give up. It will therefore be Marco Mongili who will lead the Ardia on horseback on 6-7 July, while Matteo Marongiu will have the task of commanding the one on foot on the day of the octave, 16 July .
Mongili, 48 years old, operating in the confectionery sector, is an important and quality choice, considering that already in 2010 he had flanked the then race leader Giovanni Mula as second flag. Sa prima pandela has already chosen his helpers too. The second flag will be Pier Giuseppe Spada, 40 years old, breeder and current municipal councilor , while the third flag is the prerogative of Alessandro Nieddu, a 39-year-old security guard . The three have already identified the escorts: the race leader will have his brother Roberto Mongili nearby, the same goes for the second with Raffaele Spada at his side, while the third has chosen his brother-in-law Massimo Loi .
For the Ardia on foot, the leader Matteo Marongiu, a 40-year-old municipal police officer, will be accompanied to su Frontigheddu by Gonario Mameli , an accountant, and Carlo Muscau , a mechanic, third.