On May 1st a cheerful colourful procession departs from the church of Saint Efisio in the old Stampace quarter in Cagliari and heads for the small Romanesque church of Saint Efisio in Nora. The religious procession, conceived as a means of thanking the saint for saving the community from the plague in 1657, constitutes a singular opportunity to admire the precious traditional costumes hailing from all around the island.