Goa is the only state in India that is a perfect destination for everyone. It is famous worldwide for its sandy, exotic blue beaches. This dream destination has emerged as India’s leading leisure places. A tour to this magical land reveals all the reasons that make it not only the most alluring state but also one of the most loved holiday destinations in India.
From heritage to modern days, Goa has an intriguing mix of events calendar that showcases this state’s finest cultural and historical aspects. Attending these might give you the answer for why is Goa known as the Party Capital of India. Festivals are the essential part of life during Goa Trip. Each and every festival is celebrated with great splendor and majesty in Goa and bond people of different religion.
The Shigmo Festival also known as Shigmotsav or Gulal Utsav is celebrated in Goa in a pretty much similar fashion as the Holi festival is celebrated in the other part of India. One of the greatest spring festivals, the Shigmo celebrations continue for fourteen days, nonstop. The celebration starts from the ninth moon day till full moon and amid the whole time, local people are spruced up in beautiful clothing types and celebrate by singing and moving to folk music.
This biggest religious Hindu festival will kick-start on March 3, 2018 and will continue March 17,2018 in various rural parts of Goa.
Among the various colorful feasts and festivals celebrated across Goa, this colorful festival is one of the most eagerly awaited events. Huge parades are organized throughout the State and the locals are dress in smart or formal outfits, holding multi coloured flags, with live bands, dances, social acts, vivacious floats on the streets, Fancy Dress competitions, dance competitions like Ghode Modni and Fugdi execute on streets in great troupes along the parade and other fun-filled activities buzzing at night.
Welcoming Goa with songs of spring is Shigmotsav, a festival that bids goodbye to the cold winters in Goa, and open handed welcome to the spring season. During this festival every nook and corner are filled with colors. It is a time for lively march, the jhankaar of guitars, elegant dances and non-stop festivity.
In Public Shigmo parades the artists, (neatly wrapped in a cloth made with a special Goan fabric) portray the scenes from mythology and religious scenes. During this festival tourists can enjoy an array of colours, traditional music, folk and of course yummy sea food.
All the streets of looks more beautiful and come alive with lively parades and neatly lit up with attractive décor. One of the star attractions of this festival is paper Mache and paper filled devils and other known characters from Indian mythology. The most popular characters are Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana, and Narkasur from Mahabharata. There is also a competition for building the biggest Narkasur possible. These paper idols are lived a small life and are burnt after the Shigmotsav Festival Parades.
This is a festival of colours like holy and the most similar thing is the tradition of covering each other with colored powder and shining paints showing their happiness of spring incoming.
Do hurry! Just book your tour to Goa to participate in this colorful festival.
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