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Goa
Where a Portuguese church bell and a Konkani harvest song share a calendar.
Goa's culture runs on two calendars at once — Catholic feast days and Konkani harvest festivals — often celebrated by the same families in the same village square. Shigmo's spring processions and Sao Joao's well-jumping sit alongside Christmas and Carnival without much friction.
Kaavi art, a red-and-white line technique found on temple and church walls alike, is one of the few crafts that visually holds both traditions in a single frame.
Worth knowing
- ·Kaavi mural art found on both temples and churches
- ·Shigmo spring festival and Carnival within months of each other
- ·Kunbi textile weaving and traditional Goan pottery
Living traditions
Traditions & performing arts of Goa
We're still cataloguing Goa's traditions — check back soon.
