The Goa carnival, a three-day
fest, had its birth in Goa during the era of King
Momo.One can find a lot of excitement bubbling
across Goa,in the month of February,as Goa is
dressing up for the carnival festivities. This
carnival is celebrated 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),that 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.So
one can say that this is basically celebrated
before going into the rigrous fasting,the whole
of Goa gets into the carnival mood or the party
mood.
Not only human beings but the atmosphere of this
place seems to be dancing to the tunes of joy.At
the time of carnival the air of Goa is filled
with perfume of happiness, the roads are jam-packed
with fun and the hearts of the people in Goa is
filled with nothing but enjoyment & happiness.These
three days of fun & frolic are days of continuous
music & dance.
Goa is the best place to be visited during the
February carnival,to forget all the wordly affairs
in the extravagant fun of this carnival &
simply flow along in the river of happiness and
fun.The memories gathered from the carnival of
Goa will never come to an end but they will grow
closer to your heart as the time passes away.
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