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S'Intrumpa: The Gherradores Sardinian Wrestling
Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Entertainment - Nightlife - Music Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture entertainment - nightlife - concerts 0 CommentairesThe Sardinian fight, or S'Istrumpa , is a very ancient form of wrestling, perhaps the oldest of sports, handed down for millennia from generation to generation, as evidenced by the bronzes of the...
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Catégories Traditions & Folklore Arts & Artisans Tags: traditions & folklore arts & artisans 0 CommentairesIron craftsmanship in Sardinia, thanks to the island’s rich mineral resources, is art going back thousands of years, as confirmed by the bronze statuettes ( brunzìttu nuragicu  ...
Lire la suiteThe Sardinian Art Of Jewellery
Catégories Traditions & Folklore Arts & Artisans Tags: traditions & folklore arts & artisans 0 CommentairesSardinian jewels are of a very particular beauty indeed. Gold or silver, worked in filigree, bejewelled with stones and coral: jewels are an important part of traditional clothing, they have a histor...
Lire la suiteA Journey Into The Local Past: Sa Domo De Marras
Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Experiences & Activities Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture experiences & activities 0 CommentairesAn excursion from which I brought back with me a captivating experience was at the ethnographic museum "Sa Domo 'e Sos Marras " , an ancient eighteenth century manor house, located in the histor...
Lire la suiteSingers Of Sardinia
Catégories Traditions & Folklore Personalities History & Culture Entertainment - Nightlife - Music Tags: traditions & folklore personalities history & culture entertainment - nightlife - concerts 0 CommentairesDuring the superb holidays spent at the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites, Sardinian songs are an experience to take home as it’s comparable to the sun: it lingers on the skin and then remain...
Lire la suiteSa Paradura: Safety In Numbers
Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture 0 Commentaires" The Sa Paradura is a gesture that is existing since the dawn of time. When a shepherd unluckily loses his flock for many reasons, may it be because it has been stolen, or because i...
Lire la suiteThe "Su Coccu"
Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture 0 CommentairesThe “ Su Coccu ", usually an onyx or obsidian black round stone, but also round turquoise stone or coral is used, set between two little silver cups and mainly is an amulet used to fight evil-e...
Lire la suiteBasketry: The Sardinian Baskets
Catégories Traditions & Folklore Arts & Artisans Tags: traditions & folklore arts & artisans 0 CommentairesIn Sardinia, a land rich in aquatic plants, basketry is widespread. Even though there are still craftsmen who create mats and fences, manufacturing of baskets, corbule (decorative baskets...
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Catégories Traditions & Folklore Arts & Artisans Tags: traditions & folklore arts & artisans 0 CommentairesThe Sardinian ceramic past begins with beautiful specimens of pre-nuragic and nuragic pottery, and models recalling the Roman domination. The making of ceramics takes us back to the courtyards of the...
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Catégories Traditions & Folklore Arts & Artisans Tags: traditions & folklore arts & artisans 0 CommentairesWhen I first come across with the art and beauty of Sardinian wood craft, it was in 1990 and I could admire beautiful chestnut furniture worked with the asciolu , a tool with a small hoe shape,...
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