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Goa Latest News
February heralds the carnival at Goa. For three days and nights the streets come alive with colour. Held in mid February the weeklong event is a time for lively processions, floats, the strumming of guitars, graceful dances and of non-stop festivity. One of the more famous of the Indian Carnivals the Goa Festival is a complete sell out in terms of tourism capacities. Among the many and various colourful feasts and festivals that are celebrated in Goa, the Goa Carnival is the most eagerly awaited event. The Brazilian float had attracted severe criticism last year for alleged improper and provocative depiction of Hindu gods. Some years ago, the Brazilian float was in news for hoisting the Indian flag, with its colours upside down. Carnival processions are symbolic of Goa’s Portuguese legacy and are held every year before the season of Lent. The festival, which involves a public celebration in the form of long continuous parades of gaily coloured floats, with masquerading dancers, is led by the float of King Momo or king of the carnival. The five categories of floats that will be allowed this year are traditional, institutional, fun and junk, family and clown and jokers along with the sponsored category, Dessai said. He said the Goa carnival attracts thousands of tourists to the state each year and generates a windfall for the state tourism industry. “Each year, there is an
amazing amount of interest during the carnival. The festival has become
Goa’s USP,” Dessai said, adding that special care has been taken to screen
the floats for vulgarity this year.
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