Tancas Abertas

Every November 30, Bono celebrates the Night of Sant'Andria, a festival with ancient pagan origins linked to the cult of Bacchus, the God of wine, called Sant'Andria in Sardinian. The tradition, similar to Halloween for the use of pumpkins, is passed down from generation to generation.

In the morning, the young people of the village gather pumpkins, hollow them out, and carve them with human faces illuminated by candles. As evening falls, with the pumpkins hanging around their necks, they roam the village streets knocking on doors and shouting "Sant'Andria!", collecting typical sweets like passassini and tilicche, nuts, candies, and money.

The evening concludes in the town square with a party featuring roasted chestnuts from the mountains of Bono, local wine, drinks for the little ones, and stalls with typical products and crafts. Among the specialties, the gattò bonesu, a sweet made from almonds and Filu 'e ferru, stands out.

The festival ends with the symbolic act of the dismantling of the pumpkins, thus celebrating the identity and traditions of the community.