{"id":255,"date":"2020-03-21T07:10:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T07:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrentalinsardinia.com\/blog\/?p=255"},"modified":"2020-03-21T22:51:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T22:51:04","slug":"cavalcata-sarda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carrentalinsardinia.com\/blog\/cavalcata-sarda\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cavalcata Sarda 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The beautiful island of Sardinia really is one of the unspoilt gems of Europe, an evocative place with a rich cultural history, and one where the locals provide colour and warmth all the time.<\/p>\n

This is no more evident than in the pretty city of Sassari<\/strong>, the second largest on the island, and one with a history of celebrations that goes back many years.<\/p>\n

The most colourful and famous of these is the Cavalcata Sarda<\/strong> which is the biggest spring festival on the island. This year the Cavalcata Sarda<\/strong> is taking place on Sunday 24 May 2020<\/strong><\/del> This event has been postponed. We do not know the date yet.<\/p>\n

Sassari in Full Colour for the Cavalcata Sarda<\/h2>\n

The Cavalcata Sarda<\/strong> is a truly wonderful event that has been held annually since 1899 on the second to last Sunday in the month of May.<\/p>\n

It celebrates the onset of Spring, and remembers an occasion on which King Umberto, of Italy, visited the city to unveil an illustrious statue in the Piazza d\u2019Italia, considered one of the most beautiful Piazzas in Sardinia.<\/p>\n

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Cavalcata Sarda in Sassari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As with many Sardinian traditions the event centres around a parade of locals, perhaps 3000 men, women and children, on horseback and on foot, wearing traditional outfits of splendorous colour, singing and dancing their way through the streets.<\/p>\n

In past times the event also included a horse race through the streets; this still takes place but, for safety reasons, is held in a nearby stadium.<\/p>\n