NOTICE OF BLOG MEETING

      NOTICE OF THE BLOG MEETING

          GOAN'S CULTURE        

BLOG MEMBERS :-

Anusha Shetty

Mousami Shirodkar

Ketan Shirodkar

Shreyash Naik

NOTICE

This is to inform that our blog meeting will be held on October 1,2014 at SS.Dempo College Of Commerce and Economics at 11.15 am .

AGENDA

Agenda for the meeting is as follows :-

• To disuss about our previous post.
• To decide on posting of some more pictures on Goan culture.
• To discuss more insteresting topics on Goan culture.
• To discuss comments that can be made on other group blogs.
• To review the performance of the blog till date.
• To decide the date and time of the next meeting. 

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(ANUSHA SHETTY)

Secretary

Place :- Altinho

Date:-30|9|2014  

                         

MINUTES OF THE MEETING

Goan Culture meeting - 29th September 2014

Meeting called out by the secretary of the meeting by MOUSAMI SHIRODKAR

Members present:

Ketan (chairperson)
Mousami (secretary)
Shreyash
Anusha

Members absent: (none)

Reading of agenda

1. To discuss how to carry on the blog and review the performance.
2. To have brief discussion on each post and stress on some important ones.
3. To discuss about future post.
4. to solve the difficulties regarding the blog.

Approval of meeting

• Motion: To approve the minutes of 29-09-2014
• Vote: Motion carried
• Resolved: Minutes from the meeting on 29-09-2014

Other matters of discussion

1. To decide who is going to conduct the next meeting.
2. To decide the date and time of the next meeting.
3. To discuss about the comments on the post.
4. Vote of thanks to chair.

Meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m by secretary Mousami Shirodkar.

CORRIDINHO GOAN DANCE

CORRIDINHO DANCE

Corridinho is a form of Portuguese dance performed in Goa .
It is popular amongest the dances of Goa and is considered a beautiful example of Portuguese cultural influence . It is also known to be a peasant dance which is popular among Goan youth .

Corridinho is consisdered to be a popular form of the Portuguese dance .
It is performed by couples in which the girls wear long skirts and tie a scarf for their hair and the boys wear a hat . The colourful costumes are a feast to the eye .
 The dance is usually performed by six couples . 

CHIKOL KALO IN MARCEL

The Kalo festival is celebrated in different temples between the months of November and February. In different places it is celebrated for one, two or even three days. All people take part in the festival with great enthusiasm and religious fervour. In Goa, the season of Kalo begins with the onset of the winter season. A day after celebrating the ritualistic marriage ceremony of basil plant pedestal or Tulshi vivah, the people get ready for celebrating Kalo.

When celebrating Kalo, the youth climb on each others shoulders and make human pyramids to reach a clay pot, containing yoghurt, fruits and sweets, which is kept at a height in the temple premises. Before this ritual, a folk drama known as 'Gavalan Kalo' is performed by the young artistes wherein incidents of Lord Krishna's childhood are enacted through traditional songs and dialogues. In some villages, the idol meant for the festive occasion is placed in a well-decorated chariot and this chariot is pulled by the devotees accompanied by music and singing.

On the day of Kalo the temple is decorated with flowers and in some villages, the idol of the deity meant for the festive occasion is placed in a palanquin which is taken out in a procession throughout the village. In chikal kalo the instruments used are dhol. While having bath in the mud water the people throw mud water on other people or carry them to the mud water and throw them in that mud water.

The instruments used for chikol kalo is dhol, romot, and kasaley. the old people sing songs whilw other youngest dance or play in the mud water.

DEKHNI DANCE

DEKHNI DANCE

Dekhni is a semi classical Goan culture dance form .
Dekhni dance usually enacts the life of a devdasi girl meaning sevant of God .
Their job is to perform dance in temples and social ceremonies like weddings etc .

The dance is set in combination of western rhythms and Indian melody .
The performance becomes graceful by the coversation between the girl and boatman in the form of a lilting song .

This dance is performed by girls , girls of Goa requeting a sailor to let them cross the river from his boat . 

SAMVATSAR PADVO

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GUDI PADVA OR SAMVATSAR PADVO

It is celebrated as the first day of the year. on this day new Samvatsar, which is cycle of 60 years , starts. 

The day begins with ritual oil-bath followed by prayers. oil-bath and eating Neem leaves are must rituals suggested by scriptures. North India don't celebrate Gudi Padwa but start 9 days Chitra Navratri puja on the same day and also eat Neem with Mishri on the very first day of Navratri.

Samvatsar Padvo

Notice Of The Blog Meeting

GOAN'S CULTURE BLOG

NOTICE

A meeting regarding the blog will be held on Monday 29th September 2014 at S.S Dempo college Althino.

Agenda

The agenda of the meeting will be as follows;

1. To discuss about how to carry on with the blog.

2. To stress on some important cultures of Goa.

3. To form the pair of 2 members and obtain necessary data.

4. To discuss about previous posts.

5. To decide the date and time of the next meeting.

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(Mousami Shirodkar)

Secretary

Place-Panaji

Date-27th September 2014