News + Events in the next few months

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

A list of the names of the chief Festivals in Goa is given along side the month and the seasons:

January/February (Magh): “Mahashivratri”, “Ratha-Saptami”, “Maruti-Zatra” and “Mahalsa Jatra” or “Vijayarathotsav”

February/March (Phalgun): “Shigmotsav” or “Shigmo”, “Ghodemodni” is a part of Shigmo, “Rombat” takes place on the second and third day of Shigmo, “Drama Festivals” form an important part of Shigmo with most villages staging plays during the festival week, “Holi” is celebrated as “Gulal” or “Rangapanchami”, “Gade” and “Kalas Utsav”

March/April (Chaitra): “Ram Navami” and “Chaitra Purnima”.

April/May (Baisakh): This is homecoming season for Many Goans settled away from <placew:ston>Goa. It is also the fruit season and Feni-making season. A distinctive Goan aperitif, Feni comes from cashew apples. In addition it is toddy-tapping season.

May/June (Jaith): “Mirg” is on 6th June. It is the start of the monsoon season. The Christian Mirg is one day earlier.

June/July (Asadh): Rainy season with no major festival.

July/August (Shravana): “Gokul Ashtami” or “Janamashtami”.

August/September (Bhadra-Pada): “Ganesh Chaturthi” and “Novidade”.

September/October (Ashwin): “Navaratri” or the ‘nine nights’ festival and the “Kirtan Mahotsasv”.

October/November (Kartika): “Deepawali”.

November/December (Aghrana): “Kejagiri Purnima”.

December/January (Paush): “Malni Purnima”, the “Zatra of Shri Shantadurga” and the “Datta Jayanti