Goans begin preparations for this grand carnival from somewhere, say late December or early January. People in Goa rehearse for the plays to be enacted during the Goa carnival.These short plays are composed by the Goans themselves and consists of music, songs and dance. The plays usually have a touch of history to 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.
On the first day, the streets of Goa are filled with colourful processions and lavish floats and this continues for three days and four nights. The tourists and Goans throng the streets either to watch the procession or to take part in it. Music rents the air and you cannot help but join the dance. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do, the Goa carnival brings everyone closer and it is simply fun all around.
You will find people dressed in combat uniform waging an artificial war with potatoes or colour powders. Huge trucks filled with young people staging various tableaus or equipped with buckets of colored water throwing them at the spectators.
A person dresses up as King Momo and he presides over the carnival in Goa for three days. It is King Momo who distributes prizes to various contestants for putting in excellent performance during the carnival in Goa.
The carnival in Goa is held for three days-three days of dancing, three days of boundless music, three days of extravagant fun but the memories that you gather from the carnival of Goa is going to last a life time. The carnival in Goa is one place to be if you want to forget all the cares in the world and simply flow along in a river of happiness and fun.
History of Carnival
Origin of Goa Carnival
What Happens at Goa Carnival
Forts of Goa
Villages of Goa
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