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Christmas & New Year's Eve In Sardinia

Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture    0 Commentaires Christmas & New Year's Eve In Sardinia

Christmas and New Year's holidays in Sardinia have always been the Family's reunion quality time, being many relatives often away from home because of their jobs: a beautiful occasion to finall...

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The Arbustus

Catégories Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape History & Culture Food     Tags: traditions & folklore nature & landscape history & culture food    0 Commentaires The Arbustus

While most of us know that the Arbutus is an evergreen sapling, typical of the Mediterranean scrub in Sardinia, perhaps not everyone knows that during the Italian Risorgimento&nbs...

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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 Commentaires S'Intrumpa: The Gherradores Sardinian Wrestling

The 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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Iron Craftmanship Of Sardinia

Catégories Traditions & Folklore Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore arts & artisans    0 Commentaires Iron Craftmanship Of Sardinia

Iron 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  ...

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The Sardinian Art Of Jewellery

Catégories Traditions & Folklore Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore arts & artisans    0 Commentaires The Sardinian Art Of Jewellery

Sardinian 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...

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A Journey Into The Local Past: Sa Domo De Marras

Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Experiences & Activities     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture experiences & activities    0 Commentaires A Journey Into The Local Past: Sa Domo De Marras

An 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...

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Singers Of Sardinia

Catégories Traditions & Folklore Personalities History & Culture Entertainment - Nightlife - Music     Tags: traditions & folklore personalities history & culture entertainment - nightlife - concerts    0 Commentaires Singers Of Sardinia

During 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...

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Sa Paradura: Safety In Numbers

Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture    0 Commentaires Sa Paradura: Safety In Numbers

" 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...

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The "Su Coccu"

Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture    0 Commentaires The "Su Coccu"

The “ 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...

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Basketry: The Sardinian Baskets

Catégories Traditions & Folklore Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore arts & artisans    0 Commentaires Basketry: The Sardinian Baskets

In 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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