Near Cabras is situated the village of S. Salvatore, an  ancient suburb that in August and September gets crowded   for the celebration of the rites in honour of the Saint of which the village brings the name.
At dawn of the first Saturday of September, the wood simulacre of "Santu Srabadori" (San Salvatore)  will be taken from the church of Santa Maria Assunta to the small one of San Giovanni of Sinis, situated on the homonymous peninsula. 
Hundreds of running people carry the statue of the Saint, placed on a stretcher, on their shoulder. They are usually barefoot, wearing the traditional white tunic, tight around the waist by a cord.
These people are generally faithfuls fulfilling a vow: actually, the way to be covered ("su camminu"), is hard, dusty and rugged, a true martyrdom for people that run barefoot.

The festival is dated back to 1619, also if the religious tradition asserts that it is more ancient. It's birth is bound to the barbarian raids, which affected this area for a very long time. During one of these raids, the inhabitants of the village, in order to save the statue of Saint Salvatore, took it away very fast, running barefoot for about 7 km. According to the legend, due to the dust produced by the run and branches dragged along the street, the enemies believed to be going to face a powerful army, so that preferred to run away. The statue of the Saint had ben taken  again to its little church and, from then on, every year, remembering that miracolous event, the rite is repeated as a renewal of the vow.
On the first Sunday of September, day of the solemn festivity, the statue, together with its gonfalon, is brought back to Saint Mary's church, in Cabras. Accompanied by sacred chants, "is goccius", and from bursts of crackers, the run is greeted by a large number of enchanted people.

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