On 14 August the city of Sassari will relive the awaited Faradda, the descent of the Candlesticks who returns to celebrate, after the pause due to the pandemic, the dissolution of the vow to Our Lady after the liberation from the plague in 1528.

A few days before, Friday 5th at 7.00 pm, the National Picture Gallery of Sassari inaugurates, in collaboration with the Gremio dei Massai Agricoltori, an exhibition dedicated to this centuries-old tradition, now a UNESCO heritage site. period, clothes and works of art will tell the life and customs of the Gremio which, in the traditional intregu, exchanges flags with the Mayor of the city and participates in the good omen toast. On display the ancient Candlestick, recently restored, banners and ancient flags of Candlestick, accompanied by a series of unpublished drawings by Giuseppe Biasi dedicated to the figure of the Obrieri or Paraj.

The evening will end with a toast and a concert by the Choir Friends of the Sardinian City of Sassari.