Carnevale in Sardegna Sos Mammutzones de Samugheo

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At Samugheo this strange mask elf is called 'Maimone'. It should be remembered that the people of Samugheo call their masked figure 'Mamutzones', not to be confused with the 'mamuthones' of Ottana which are a paradigmatic variable of the same cult. It is also probable that this cult was loaned from Mamioada by the same inhabitants of Samugho. Another meaning of 'Maimone' is Maimòni, which in the Campidano dialect refers to the candlestick. The head of the post of the candlestick was shaped in the form of a monkey and this is where the link between the archetype of the candlestick and Maimòne originates. In some places in Sardinia up until a few years ago it was the custom to use sticks to thrash the rocks alongside rivers to stimulate the spirits of fertility. Even the stamping of the mamuthones with their cowbells may have the function of inducing rain, as well as the apotropaic function of chasing away evil or the enemy. A semantic and linguistic relationship between "mamuthones" and "maumone" was already suggested in the 50s by some researchers:

'The etymology of the word "Mamuthone" has obscure ancient origins. Among the various hypotheses* we would like to believe that it derives from Maimone, a type of demon or Bacchic idol* of the barbaricina mythology. The Mamuthone is more than* just a mask-character, it has something both austere as well as tragic.'

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  • Il carnevale è solo un gioco delle parti. E' quindi inutile fare i saputelli. Se non ti piace non entrare in questo sito!

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  • Mi disturba tutto quello che è falso....non solo quello che riguarda i mamuthones.

    Purtroppo la sardegna sta diventando un mondezzaio......

  • @mammujone1 Anch'io credevo che il carnevale di Samugheo fosse un'invenzione recente, un'imitazione di quello mamoiadino. Poi ho letto un po' e ho scoperto che tutti i paesi della Barbagia e dell'Ogliastra in origine avevano riti e maschere come quelle dei mamuthones di Mamoiada: maimone 'e fune a Orgosolo, maimone 'e carrasegare a Taunanella, boes-merdules a Ottana, thurpos a Orotelli ecc. Maschere tutte legate al culto di Dioniso ("Iaccu", per i nostri avi), dio delle acque e della fertilità.

  • mizz..ma vi disturbano veramente le splendide maschere di samugheo.........perchè dovrebbero cambiare nome,se il vocabolo mamutzone fa parte del loro linguaggio ricorrente.........

  • Queste maschere sono state inventate da poco e non fanno altro che danneggiare e oltragiare le vere maschere arcaiche e originali della sardegna. In particolare il nome e stato copiato dai veri mamuthones di Mamoiada. VERGOGNATEVI!!!!

  • Sa Sardegna in su coru!!!!!!

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