The church with a magnificent view, St Lawrence Church in Sinquerim
One very obvious thing that the Portuguese did when they arrived in Goa was, build churches everywhere. Some were huge, like the Basilica de Bom Jesus, the Sé Cathedral to name a couple of them. The towns and villages of Goa have some famous churches as well like the Church of Immaculate Conception, Holy Spirit […]
The Lord’s resurrection is celebrated on Easter Sunday
After fasting and abstaining for the last 40 days and nights (Sundays not included), the Lenten season draws to a close with Easter Sunday. This day is also known by such names as Paschal Sunday or Resurrection Sunday as well. Easter Sunday is the most important feast in the Catholic community. Even more important than […]
Good Friday – A solemn day for people all over the world
Good Friday is perhaps the most important day in our lives. It commemorates the day Jesus Christ was crucified and died on the cross in Calvary so that he could save mankind. It is a religious holiday all over the world, especially in the Anglican and Catholic nations. Good Friday is when Jesus died on […]
Santachem Pursanv – A well known traditional procession in Goa
Goa is a state that has a large number of devout Catholics. You see these people in the numerous villages that surround the major towns in the state. In fact, today is the day of Santachem Pursanv or the Penitential Procession of Saints. This is a unique procession that takes place every year at St. […]
The feast of the Three Kings is celebrated today in Goa
Today, the 6th of January is the day of ‘Epiphany’ or the Feast of the Three Kings. The feast is celebrated all over Goa with great joy by Catholics as well as people from other religious faiths. The villages of Reis Magos/ Verem in North Goa and Chandor and Cansaulim in South Goa are where […]
The Significance of All Souls Day all over the world and in Goa
With Halloween just over, now it’s time for us to celebrate All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Everyone knows how to celebrate Halloween – with scary costumes, candy, horror movies and fright night parties, right? Well, that isn’t wrong but it isn’t the entire story either. The Origins of All Souls Day All Souls […]
Things Goans are tired of hearing
Goans are tired of being stereotyped, be it in reel life or real life. It is high time that people begin to understand who the real Goans are. “I am pretty sure you Goans must be drinking all your life” Yeah, that’s what we do. We start our day with a bottle of beer or drink Feni […]
Is Goa at the cross-roads of religious disharmony?
What is happening in Goa? Is the question on most people’s minds! Goa has been the home of religious harmony and the symbol of unity in diversity for as long as most people can remember and much more. However, the recent spate of events have cast a spot light on the state and created an […]
Goa- the land of ‘tolerance’
A sport that unites all the Goans In today’s fast paced world, life still runs slow in Goa where people are friendly and kind. Innocence being one character straits with the Goans, life goes on here like the good old days. But as the debate rages in the country on intolerance, what is the ground […]
