Goa carnival [http://www.gillinternationaltravel.com/tours/goa-carnival-india.php] is one of the most popular festivals among foreign tourists in India. It is also a hot craze for among Indians too.
Carnival in Goa [http://indian-travel-guru.blogspot.com/2008/10/when-is-goa-carnival-this-year-2009-and.html] is the time where you can feast, drinks and celebrate festival by your own way before the beginning of the 40 days of Lent. Large processions are carried out all over the state with live performances given by bands dancers, singers and musicians all night long on the streets of Goa. Grand balls are organized in the evenings. The carnival in Goa ends with the famous Red-and-Black Dance held by the Clube National in Panjim on the last day of the carnival.
It is Goa's most famous festival and has been celebrated since the 18th century. The carnival is held in February for three days and nights, when the legendary king Momo takes over the state and the streets come alive with music and color.
The word Carnival is derived from a Latin word meaning 'Carne', meat and 'Vale', good bye, that is to take away meat and is an expression of the 40-day period of fasting of Lent, during which abstinence from meat is a rule. The origins and nature of the carnival can be traced to the hedonistic feasts of ancient Rome and Greece. These carnivals started in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies, and gradually became known for their singing, dancing and drinking. The carnival is presided over by King Momo, who on the opening day orders his subjects to party.
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 Lent 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.
Carnival in Goa [http://indian-travel-guru.blogspot.com/2008/10/when-is-goa-carnival-this-year-2009-and.html] is the time where you can feast, drinks and celebrate festival by your own way before the beginning of the 40 days of Lent. Large processions are carried out all over the state with live performances given by bands dancers, singers and musicians all night long on the streets of Goa. Grand balls are organized in the evenings. The carnival in Goa ends with the famous Red-and-Black Dance held by the Clube National in Panjim on the last day of the carnival.
It is Goa's most famous festival and has been celebrated since the 18th century. The carnival is held in February for three days and nights, when the legendary king Momo takes over the state and the streets come alive with music and color.
The word Carnival is derived from a Latin word meaning 'Carne', meat and 'Vale', good bye, that is to take away meat and is an expression of the 40-day period of fasting of Lent, during which abstinence from meat is a rule. The origins and nature of the carnival can be traced to the hedonistic feasts of ancient Rome and Greece. These carnivals started in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies, and gradually became known for their singing, dancing and drinking. The carnival is presided over by King Momo, who on the opening day orders his subjects to party.
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 Lent 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.
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