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The Rites Of Holy Week In Castelsardo

In Castelsardo the rituals of Holy Week (Chida Santa) begin with the Lunissanti event (the Monday following Palm Sunday) and take on a particular charm, also by virtue of the medieval appearance of the village, located in the northern area of ​​the territory of Anglona on a volcanic promontory. Before dawn the members of the Confraternity of the Oratory of Santa Croce, dressed in a white tunic (l'abbidu) belted at the waist and a hood (lu cappùcciu), go to the church of Santa Maria di Tergu, where they are celebrated religious rites and ceremonies. The Apostles are twelve brothers who carry sos Misterios (the Mysteries) in procession, while the Singers are members of the same brotherhood who make up the three choirs of four voices each: la bogi (the tenor), lu bassu (the bass), lu contra (the contralto) and lu falzittu (the falsetto). Each group brings with them a symbolic object held up by a brother: the choir of the Miserere a human skull (lu cabbu di lu moltu), evoking the death of Christ; the Stabat choir a bust depicting Ecce homo; the choir of Jesus a Crucifix. The songs performed are of pre-Gregorian origin. After the morning Mass the procession begins, with Apostles and Singers parading in a very specific order along an 8 km route. The procession ends in the late morning with the arrival at the Abbey of Our Lady of Tergu, where Mass is celebrated. Here the Mysteries are offered to the Madonna, accompanied by the attittu (the funeral lament) and displayed on the altar. In the afternoon the procession returns to Castelsardo, towards the church of Santa Maria, where the Mysteries are presented again. Lunissanti, Prucissioni and Ilcravamentu.