WRITING- STREET CARNIVAL

Street festivals are held worldwide and they are also cultural events. By searching festivals, we can get information about racial characteristics. In this essay, Goa Carnival is talked.

 Goa was a colony of Portugal. The old beautiful churches built in Goa are the UNESCO world heritage place, and we can see construction like the model of a baroque style and Goa culture is affected by Portugal.

Then, Goa carnival was first started in Goa in 1961.

It was first celebrated by King Momo ,which is one of the Chaos King of the state of the

Since the state has experienced different the reign of the Portuguese rulers more than 500 years, this festival will reflect some of the Portuguese lifestyle.

However, recently, people from different caste and creed, will celebrate in this carnival in the same way and participate. This Goa festival will drew its meaning from the Latin word "carnival", which means "to throw away the meat. Therefore, one of the strict rules of this important festival of Goa, is to withhold the meat in time carnival. So as to extend generally 3 to 4 in one year, this carnival is one of the eagerly awaited Goa festival.

In early time, festival was exclusively famous by local residents of the state. However, currently, the carnival of Goa attracts a lot of people of different several places in India.

The most characteristics thing of the carnival is a rich decoration. People who join the carnival wear gorgeous costumes and walk and dance.

 The Goa carnival will be continued forever.