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Location:
Throughout Goa Following Festival After Two Days: Easter |
Carnival in Goa is a non-stop
3-day festival of color, song and music, providing a healthy
entertainment for all, young and old. The soothing climate, full of fun-
'n' -frolic, which the Carnival generates, is much longed for. It does
not matter whether one enjoys or see others enjoying. There is
enthusiasm and happiness all around. |
Meaning Behind Carnival |
| The word 'carnival' is said to be
derived from the Latin 'Carne', meaning meat, and 'Vale', which
translates to 'good-bye'. Some also link the word to 'Carnislevamen' or
'the pleasures of meat', focusing on the enjoyment of meat during the
festivities, before the abstinence that follows during Lent. Another hypothesis suggests that the word came from 'Carrus Navalis', the horse-drawn, boat-shaped carriage that was paraded during the Roman festival Saturnalia, in honor of Saturn. It carried men and women in fancy dresses, wearing masks, and singing obscene songs. It is possible that the present-day concept of a carnival emerged from this parade. |
Originination Of The Festivity |
| The Goa Carnival is an integral
part of the Portuguese heritage of the state, which was a dominion of
Portugal till 1961. The carnival epitomizes the fun-loving culture that
is characteristic of Goa. It was introduced by the erstwhile rulers as a
rowdy celebration in which flour, eggs, oranges, lemons, mud,
sand-filled gloves along with dirty water, various liquids and glue were
aimed at passersby. Used pots, pans, and other kitchen utensils were
also thrown out of windows. Perhaps this was done to discard the old and
the dirty before the Lenten fast. Fierce battles were waged in the streets, with plaster-of-Paris eggs, wax lemons, corncobs and beans. Blows were dealt out liberally, with brooms and wooden spoons. It was also an occasion for unchecked eating. People gorged on rich food at lavish feasts, and convents distributed cakes and pastries. Though celebrated for only three days, the preparations for the festival would take many days, and build up to a frenetic pitch by the eve of the carnival. The carnival in Goa still retains the core of the original. A King of Chaos is elected, called King "Momo". He presides over the three-day festivities, which attract visitors from all over India and abroad. |
A Musical Extravaganza |
| Street Plays, songs, dances, and
unrehearsed farces mocking the establishment are performed before an
enthusiastic, responsive audience. Floats depicting popular lullabies
and nursery rhymes make a whimsical and colorful sight on the streets.
In the three days of celebrations, cultural functions and competitions
abound, and are judged by specially selected people. King Momo
distributes the prizes to the winners. The contestants wear colorful costumes and elaborate masks. Amidst the outrageous dresses seen on the street are some made of sheer, transparent polythene. In the fun-filled ambience, people smear color on each other, instead of the flour, eggs, fruit and water that used to be used in earlier times. |
Everyone's Invited |
| In Goan villages, however, the festivities have a more indigenous flavor. Though celebrated by the Christian population of Goa, the carnival's only relevance to Christianity is that it is celebrated before Lent. The festival today has no religious undertones and has come to be a cultural highlight of the state, rather than of the religion. |
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