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Costa Rei Upcoming
During spring and summer Costa Rei, destination for a large number of local tourists and hosts a party, and traditional entertainment are added to the religious processions that celebrate local patron saints.
Among the most popular festivals to which we line up to participate in the Citrus Festival of Muravera, a few miles away from the picturesque tourist town that is Costa Rei. The festival is dedicated precisely to the citrus, fruit typical of the local production, benefited from a favorable climate and fertile soil and suitable for cultivation.
The establishment of the festival, relatively recent, provided an opportunity for manufacturers to advertise a really delicious and typical local specialties and to learn about the culinary traditions and traditional territory of the Sarrabus and not only.
The Citrus Festival, during which we celebrate not only the oranges, but also lemons, grapefruit, clementines and tangerines is inserted in a wide circuit of traditional festivals and local festivals advertised Sardinia government, demonstrating the importance that in a few decades has been able to take. During the festival also took the opportunity to brush up on old farming and pastoral revived for a full day aboard wagons and ad hoc. Each of the wagons once again a glimpse of traditional life with realistic interpretation of the participants and particularly faithful reconstructions. These wagons, pulled by oxen raddled for the occasion are called etnotraccas.
Between music and dance parade folk groups in traditional costumes from all over the world, and visitors in addition to feast his eyes seen the bright colors of the party, can taste the local products. In short, a joy for having a happy occasion for the palate.
During the last week of July you will have the chance to relive the siege and the expulsion of the invaders from the sea due to the historical reconstruction organized in the vicinity of Tower of 10 Horses.
Another event not to be missed is that of Ethnic Carnival Summer in Sardinia that is normally held during the first week of August. The most important forms of traditional island parade a few months ahead of the Carnival to give way to summer tourists to know the variety of masks island.
Finally, the 28 August is a characteristic popular festival held during which the sound of launeddas you will see local companies that will compete in the traditional Sardinian dancing.
Myrtle. Profumo di Sardegna
And when someone said "country you go, habits that are”, I suppose he had in mind just to myrtle. If we observe the traditions of different peoples, notice that among the Greeks myrtos symbolically represented the eroticism and lust, while among the heathen Roman sense has changed considerably, so it ended for a form of love that some call the finest, spiritual love. While, still in Sardinia myrtle is something else. The strong and inherent hospitality of the land and those who live. Anyone who has lived for a short or longer period of Sardinia you will not be able to exempt from the tasting and the dark purple drink, Sardinian since no self-respecting festival closes its meals (and) without offering an inviting glass of myrtle, sweet and savory, that seems to guard secrets and flavors of a land strong and fair as is Sardinia. The tasting can stretch in order for the lunches and dinners sardines. The liquor is extracted from the berries of the myrtle, which takes its name, which grows in bushes that do not exceed 2 mt. These are mixed with other plants that are part of the famous Mediterranean, among which the mastic, arbutus and fir trees. It is 
plants known throughout the Sardinian, but certainly also in southern Italy as well as France and Spain in the low and even Greece, similar to what concerns the climate, the same Sardinian. The surprising thing is that the myrtle liqueur is known throughout the island, well know that considerable regional differences and even nowadays the dark nectar knows a strong marketing, Sardinian families still test themselves in preparation for the traditional drink. Will therefore not be uncommon to hear men and women comment on and discuss doses of alcohol, sugar or on the amount of berries to use to get an excellent product. It is certain that, wherever you are, with closed eyes while sipping your myrtle, you seem to go for a few minutes in the small yet wonderful land of Sardinia. Curiosity: Greece myrtle is tied to the legend of Myrsine, young woman who beat a young man in the Olympics and this was transformed into a myrtle. Here is the custom to enclose the head of the winners of the games with a crown of myrtle, ilex. In the Middle Ages Berry was used to produce a pleasant scent, known as the water of the angels, and unlike the berries, that are used to produce red myrtle, the leaves are used in the production of white liquor, and to flavor meat dishes.
Claudia Zedda
Citrus Festival
Although not a party to tradition, appears to be strongly felt by the inhabitants of Muravera and neighboring countries, as Costa Rei, territories where, climatic and environmental conditions for citrus have found a particularly favorable terrain. Citrus fruits the area of quality and taste, have no equal. The party was founded in 1961 brilliant idea for a former president of the local tourist. The idea was immediately welcomed by farmers in the area, so that today the festival is associated with an interesting trade show, where the local products are offered for sale and made known to tourists and not just. In 2008 The festival takes place between 4, 5 and 6 April. Visitors had the opportunity to observe fascinating parade of men and women dressed in traditional dress, decked with 
typical Sardinian jewels, which cross the main street, even from trodden wagons, Known as the etnotraccas, that reproduce the issues of agricultural and pastoral life Sardinian, all accompanied by pleasant folk shows, its different and varied parts of Sardinia. A beautiful sound launeddas, wind instruments that precisely in these areas has seen its origin, with a touch of mystery to the whole festival. Worth a visit;.
Claudia Zedda