Immerse yourself in the Colorful Goa Carnival

Celebrated in : Late February and Early March

Goa has always a special pride of place in our hearts. There is much more to Goa than just sun , white silvery sands and golden beaches . In Goa, they say , 'life is beach' . The whole world of Goa together with the lifestyle of the people revolve around these virgin beaches .

Beside the attractive Roman Catholic Churches , blue aqua of the sea , one of the great pleasures of visiting Goa is the Goa carnival. Every year in the month of February, Goa is all bustling with the activity. For the entire year Goan people waits anxiously for this three day long Goa carnival. This is a festival of glitz, glamour , music, dance , and colourful and bright costumes , plays and mock battles . This festival is unmatched to any other festival of India.

The original reason behind the carnival was to celebrate the arrival of spring. It is a legacy of the Portugeese which was originated in the 18th century. But it has still maintain its true essence. It was earlier a Christian festival but now with the change of time it is bringing smile on the faces of other community people. Breaking the barriers of caste , creed , age and status , all Goans and tourists enjoy the carnival to its extreme.

With the arrival of king Momo , chosen by the local people, the three day long carnival begins . King Momo makes a traditional decree by ordering his subjects to forget their all tensions and worries and have a good time.

Panji, the capital city of Goa holds this colorful procession . The riots of color , music dance, fancy parades all these things will at once attract your eyes. One of the major attraction of this event are the historic plays enacted by men only. Even the women characters are also played by the men dressed in colorful female attires. Many competitions, functions are organized and king Momo distributed the prizes to the winners. A great quantity of fenny is consumed during this festival.

Whole Goa turns into a party zones. Live music bands and grand ball dance programmes organized in the evening will surely spellbound you. Goan government organizes special tour packages during this festival . Due to heavy rush , all the Goan hotels filled with tourists . So it is wise to book the hotels in advance .

Come and immerse yourself in the colours of Goa Carnival. Via: Jolly Mazumdar

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