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  1. the village
  2. villages feasts
  3. the villagè S' Feasts
  4. the Montain Produces
  5. the churchs

The village                                                      

In the heart of the Barbagia rises Desulo, typical un country of mountain. He is in Nuoro province, it is a country of about 3200 inhabitants'. From Nuoro Tascusi is reached and from they Desulo. Gennargentu, of more past ancients of his territory stay the nuraghe Ura is sun, which the altitude boasts between the well-known ones: 1330 meters the current country is of mediovale origin and is due to the following Asuai, Ovolaccio, and Issiria wards born separate to conform to the nature of the long territory the road which leads of the territories of Aritzo, Tonara, and towards Fonni. And known for his traditions but above all the parties which take place of year in year. In the Tascusi resort there are some sources where it is possible to drink and to take some fresh water. Someone says that in the Tascusi fountain it couples Madonna and that water of the fountain is miraculous. For the processions of the palms, Easter, Domains Corpus, San Sebastiano, San Basilio, the prioresse wear the custom of Desulo, one supports the best in all Sardinia, for his beautiful on colours red, yellow and blue. Between the attractions I am to admire two called squares: He places "garage", in the Ovolaccio ward, where the "statue of the fallen in war" is found put a long fà time to remember the country of the fallen desulesi in war and he places "pious father", in the Asuai ward, where the saint's statue is found employed by a desulese family. Every year in fact from the S church. Sebastiano of the Asuai ward the procession is done up where the statue of the Holy Pious Father resides. Desulo belonged to the judged of arboreous and he did part of the happened curatoria of the Mandrolisai and defeated finitiva of the arboreous one, passed under the Aragonesi, it but it obtained, like all the Mandrolisai, to be governed by a native gentleman of the quarter and chosen for election. According to the tradition the colours of the Desulo costume are an explicit reference of the tre regioni barbaricine (of Ollollai, Belvi and Seulo), symbolized in the colours red, blue and yellow which compose the elegant one costume feminine. Le occasioni to admire the beauty of these rich customs of precious embroideries, are the processions of the Sunday of the palms, Easter and of the Sunday of the Domains Corpus.  The traditional suit is composed by various elements: Embroidered on Cucuddu (headphone) of red finemente cloth, On Mucadore (the handkerchief embroidered with coloured roses), the white muslin shirt knows camisa ), Is Palettas (embroidered silk bodice), on cippus (jacket) with simple embroideries ), (the red orbace skirt) knows camisedda On Saucciu ( the red orbace apron embroidered, with recalls of blue ribbons.  In his territory several vegetable particular interest essences are presenti: secular rates, quercie of giant dimensions, hollies and a diffusion of chestnuts. In the spring season it is possible to admire the colours of the gentian and the peony called pink of the Gennargentu. 
  Villages feasts  
 

In the parties, when the processions of Easter, San Basilio are, San Sebastiano done, the statues are taken by young people in custom. San Sebastiano is a holiday which is developed in summer, in July: during the procession which is developed in opportunity of the party, besides the customs of Desulo there are also those of other countries of Sardinia. On January 20 the saint is furthermore celebrated, in suo onore acceso comes a bonfire, and put holy la is also celebrated.  The party of the Madonna Of The Snow is a holiday which is developed on August 4: one leaves from the church of the Carmine, in the Ovolaccio ward and from they one arrives in the Issiria ward. From Issiria those who take part in the procession load Madonna on an off-road vehicle and take her to Tascusi, at 1200 meters of share, where the mass is celebrated and the party is developed. San Basilio is a holiday which is developed in the month of September. To part the opportunities you represent from the popular parties, of summer in my splendid country many tourists attracted for the holidays, but also winter by the snow come. Invite the people of all Italy to come to see these parties, but sopratutto to visit this beautiful summer country to breathe a pure and genuine air!
 

 
 

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The montain produces
 

 
 

And a festival which is developed from October 31 to November 2 of every year. It is born on November 1 of 1991, day in which the Desulo population chorally took part in this initiative. And a moment of entertainment and entertaining for all the people. The demonstration is considered as a very important stage in the calendar of the annual fairs and the most significant shop window is also for the exposure and increase in value of the products of the mountain. 
Inside the demonstration the appearances of the life of the mountain, the landscape with the autumnal characteristics, are developed the products of the mountain are exposed and sold, what chestnuts, walnuts, hazel-nuts, and then hams, sausages and still the tasty mushrooms, the typical desulese bread, called bread "cicci", the cheeses and the cakes. Everybody produced always more requested by the new markets. The Desulo chestnuts, famous in all Sardinia, are good roast or you boil and the chestnut honey is between the most sought-after. The assignation of the Montanaru prize, one of the most important events of our island is. The shows which take place during the demonstration are: the micologica show, the show of the grasses and the plants of the Gennargentu, the show of painting and sculpture, the photographic show on the fauna and the flora of the territory.  Every year many tourists, from all Sardinia and not only, they take part in the demonstration.

 
 

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  The churchs  
  In the Sant' Antonio church Abbot To Issiria develops the marriages what, in the antiquity they were celebrating in the adjacent ancient church. I think that that church would go ristutturata. The statues of Jesus it is Madonna the faithful ones use to do the Easter procession, they are preserved in the Issiria church; in this church there is Sant' Antonio abbot and Madonna, in that of Ovolaccio there is San Basilio, the Madonna Of The Carmine and Holy Rita, in that of Asuai there is San Sebastiano, Madonna and San Nicola, San Giovanni.  
 

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