The country church of San Sisinnio in Villacidro is already festively paraded, illuminated and decorated with hundreds of red and white flags. Since last summer, the Feast of San Sisinnio has been included in the program of events of the Sardinian identity tradition .

The colors of the holy martyr and warrior also stand out in the thousands of flags and cloths of Via Garibaldi , which, like every year, is preparing to welcome the long procession and religious procession, a tradition that has been repeated and renewed every year for four centuries .

Yesterday night anticipation of the party in the square of the church of San Sisinnio immersed in the park of the same name with centenary olive trees, with the theatrical monologue on the Buggerru massacre "Eva e Petra" , written by Gianni Loy and interpreted by Fabrizio Passerotti .

Tomorrow at 18:30 the start of the religious celebrations, with the mass and the solemn procession to accompany the effigy and the relic of San Sisinnio from the parish of Santa Barbara towards his church with the religious and civil authorities, the escort of the knights of San Sisinnio and the procession of folk groups, musical band and faithful. The return of the Saint in procession to the town on Sunday 6 August will be filmed this year by Videolina video cameras .

«The Feast of San Sisinnio, in addition to representing our identity and our traditions, constitutes a moment of great cohesion in our community and can become one of the driving forces of tourist and economic development of our community, always paying particular attention to preserving and enhancing the religious characteristics and devotion to the holy martyr» says the mayor of Villacidro, Federico Sollai.

The celebrations for San Sisinnio have always combined the religious character of the festival with the popular one , with ludic entertainment and musical evenings; Friday and Saturday in the square of the country church, Sunday and Monday in the town of Villacidro.

On Friday 4 August at 9.30 pm the singer-songwriter Claudia Aru in concert in her country of origin, followed by the DJ set by Luca T.

Saturday 5 August at 7 in the morning, again in San Sisinnio, opens with the musical show "Polyphony of Stones" by saxophonist Enzo Favata with the Tenores di Bitti "Mialinu Pira" . At 6pm in via Nazionale, in the town centre, the sporting appointment with the road running competition "La Corrida di San Sisinnio" organized by the asd Olympia. At 19 in the park of San Sisinnio the game "The guardians of the great Relic" by the San Sisinnio Committee, the "Baptism of the Saddle" by the Dhionisia horse club and the "Truccabimbi" by Fru Fru. The evening in the church square sees the first murra tournament "Sa murra de Santu Sisinni" organized by the San Sisinnio Committee. At 21:30 the concert of the ethno-folk group Sonadas and a DJ set.

Sunday 6 August in Piazza XX Settembre, open to the comedians Pino & gli Anticorpi at 10 pm and a DJ set by Sandro Azzena to follow.

The guided tour "On the trail of San Sisinnio: between history and legends" starts on Monday 7 August at 6.45 pm, organized by Roberta Caboni (telephone reservations on 3485223897). To greet the Festa Manna, the most awaited concert: at 10 pm Elettra Lamborghini with its Elettraton Tour and Dj Comollo of Radio 105 at the Brigata Sassari park in via Farina.

For all the days of the Festival, from 4 to 7 August, the Municipality has issued an ordinance that prohibits the consumption and sale of food and drinks in glass and cans on the street , for safety reasons.

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