Mounted police getting things going

Sassari Cavalcata Festival

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May 22nd 2011
22 May 2011 A long and tiring but splendid day at the Sassari Cavalcata Festival. We got up early to catch the first train and were able to get a seat in the grandstand in the main square, Piazza Italia, to watch the four hour morning’s procession. It consisted of presentations of the very colourful traditional costumes, bands, singing, dancing and pagan ceremonies performed by 67 groups fr ... read more

Europe » Italy

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more