SAO JOAO the festival Celebrated with great pomp and vigour throughout Goa on 24th of June every Year. Siolim tops the list among all. From young to the old all participate in this festival. This is a very important festival in Goa. This is done to commerate an event of the Catholic Religion. When the Blessed Mother Mary went to visit her cousin St. Elizabeth who in her old age was pregnant with a child. When Mary reached the house of Elizabeth, Elizabeth came running to her and at the sight of the Mother of God, the child in her womb leapt with joy. The jumping in the wells, rivulets is the commemoration of this particular event. Well at my native place at Valpoi in Satari Taluka all the youngsters, elders, ladies and children gather near the Chapel of Sao Joao, wearing "copelam" on their heads of different flowers. After a prayer with the playing of "ghumtam" everyone goes round the town and by evening in the broad daylight come for a final session to a place known as "bandar" where the rivulet runs gushing during the rains. Rains play an important factor in this festival. Without rains there is no fun. Here is a clip which I have hosted on the YouTube of Valpoi Sao Joao of the year 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh0JjWqWEuI Rest can be seen there. by dusk everybody moves near the Chapel again for a thanksgiving prayer and go to their respective homes. Thursday, 1 July 2010
VIVA SAO JOAO - SAO JOAO COMPANHERO VIVA - Menino Fernandes
SAO JOAO the festival Celebrated with great pomp and vigour throughout Goa on 24th of June every Year. Siolim tops the list among all. From young to the old all participate in this festival. This is a very important festival in Goa. This is done to commerate an event of the Catholic Religion. When the Blessed Mother Mary went to visit her cousin St. Elizabeth who in her old age was pregnant with a child. When Mary reached the house of Elizabeth, Elizabeth came running to her and at the sight of the Mother of God, the child in her womb leapt with joy. The jumping in the wells, rivulets is the commemoration of this particular event. Well at my native place at Valpoi in Satari Taluka all the youngsters, elders, ladies and children gather near the Chapel of Sao Joao, wearing "copelam" on their heads of different flowers. After a prayer with the playing of "ghumtam" everyone goes round the town and by evening in the broad daylight come for a final session to a place known as "bandar" where the rivulet runs gushing during the rains. Rains play an important factor in this festival. Without rains there is no fun. Here is a clip which I have hosted on the YouTube of Valpoi Sao Joao of the year 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh0JjWqWEuI Rest can be seen there. by dusk everybody moves near the Chapel again for a thanksgiving prayer and go to their respective homes. 
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