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Buy tickets Goa Carnival Featured in India Goa The Goa Carnival has
over 500 years of history and dates back to the times when Goa was a
Portugese colony. This event is unique to Goa and is celebrated only
here. Check out amazing parades full of colorful costumes, lots of
music, beautiful floats, and attractive dances. Huge street
celebrations are organized all over the state. Evenings and nights are
for non-stop parties. All these festivities are usually held in
February or March, before Lent. This is one of the most anticipated
events for local people. © Lovell D'souza During the Carnival, you
can see lots of traditional things: Goan art, short plays, Goan
culture, food, music, etc. The final day of the festivities is the
most spectacular. Try not to miss the famous red-and-black dance held
by the Clube Nacional in Panjim. Altogether, these celebrations are
about eating, drinking, and having fun. 'Kha, piye, and majja
kar'—says the legendary King of Chaos, Momo, to lead the crowd.
Fire-eaters, acrobats, clowns, jesters, dancers, brass bands, and
others follow him during the parade down the main street of Panaji.
Over the years, many of the age-old traditions have been retained and
can be experienced by attendees. For example, the Goa Carnival is used
by many young hearts to exchange their love and admiration towards
each other. Tradition has it that restaurants and other eateries have
to prepare their best fish and meat dishes on the days of Carnival. As
the people of Goa use this event to clean their kitchens, everyone
dines out. The eateries are open all night during the Carnival. In the
olden times, people attending the Carnival would smear each other with
eggs, fruits, flour, etc. The tradition has now been replaced with
various colours. All attendees nowadays cover each other with tonnes
of colour—this is a holy celebration Goanese style! Share Goa
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