The Japanese stage of the Boes and Merdules of Ottana and the Mamuthones and Issohadores of Mamoiada officially began yesterday. On Friday they will parade at the Expo in Osaka, on the occasion of ...

Led by an Issohadore, twelve Mamuthones begin their solemn, rhythmic pace forward. Lurching under the weight of up to 60 pounds of copper bells, they do not pay the public any attention.