On February during Carnival, Oristano is the theatre of one of most popular folk festivals, the most awaited by both Sardinians and tourists. It stands for the fertility ritual of the land and celebrates knight games of Spanish and Portugal medieval origin. The aim of the games is for the knights to pass with a sword through a star that is places three meters high from the ground as a hope of good harvest for the coming year. During the day of ‘Candelora’, the ‘gremi’ pick their ‘Componidori’, the chosen one for this task. His dressing in typical original women clothing of the time is undoubtedly the most important ritual of the festival as a whole. As he is a superior being, his feet are never to touch the ground and the mask is wearing leaves the audience wondering on the true protagonist’s identity. He’s in fact dressed in women clothes but shows, at the same time, great virility during the games which makes it the most magical and mysterious aspect of this celebration. It’s one of the most suggestive rituals in Sardinia not only for the celebration in itself but also for the part taking of the people involved in an amazing and colourful surrounding of folklore.