GOA CARNIVAL TOUR

Once in Goa, India, it is very difficult to choose what to do as this small Konkan town offers you a variety of choices. But if it is February, then you are left with no options but to join the carnival because you will be drawn towards this Goa festival as it is simply irresistible.

In the month of February, a tourist will find all the people of Goa in India in high spirits. Because they are dressing up Goa in India for the carnival. It doesn't take much time for this small Indian state of Goa to get into the carnival mood, basically the party mood. One of the most popular festivals of India, the Goa carnival is a three-day fest which started during the era of King Momo. Goa carnival begins just before the Lent season (Lent is the period of fasting and penance in the Christian calendar and corresponding somewhat to the Mohammedan fast before Ramzan Id). This Indian festival in Goa usually starts off on Sabado Gordo (Fat Saturday) and concludes on Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday)-the eve of Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of the season of Lent.

Carnival is a time for gallivanting. Singing, dancing and masked people mark the uproarious and flamboyant Goan celebration. The unique thing about Goa carnival in India is that the people of Goa have inculcated different items in the carnival that makes us touch the different shades of Goa.

Goans begin preparations for this grand carnival from January itself. People in Goa rehearse for the plays to be enacted during the carnival. These short plays are composed by the Goans themselves and consists of music, songs and dance. The plays always have a hint of history in it. The cast consisting of men only, perform the roles of women too. Dressed in the most colourful costumes, their headgear surpasses those worn by any primitive tribe in Asia or Africa.

The streets are crowded for three days and it is nothing but a huge party that transport the tourists in Goa to an entirely different world. Be a part of this colourful Indian carnival in Goa and it is the promise of this small Konkan land that you will be returning back for more every year.