On the occasion of the Solemn Pontifical in the basilica of San Gavino , the exchange of keys between the mayor of Porto Torres, Massimo Mulas and the mayor of Sassari, Nanni Campus , a symbolic and traditional gesture to signify the belonging of the basilica of San Gavino to the municipality of Sassari who first received and then handed over the keys to the parish priest to keep and administer it.

The ceremony is part of the celebrations for the Festha Manna of Porto Torres , dedicated to the Turritan martyrs Gavino, Proto and Gianuario.

A symbolic rite at the end of the Pontifical presided over by Archbishop Gian Franco Saba.

"Love this city," said the mayor of Porto Torres. "This rite is a symbol of communion between cities," added Mayor Campus.

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