In Goan weddings, bangles formed an important bridal accessory, among Christians as well as Hindus. The Goan bride would wear the best bangles possible. . . . → Read More: A wristful of bangles
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In bygone days most weddings in Saligao and the northern parts of Goa were preceded by an elaborate ceremony that went by the name saddo. During the traditional Goan wedding custom of saddo, there is the ceremonial cutting of the cloth that will be used to . . . → Read More: A trousseau for the bride Lorna Lui Cordeiro, whose roots are in Tabravaddo, Saligao, can truly be called the Goan Nightingale. She is a household name for music-loving Goans in Goa, Mumbai and other parts of the world as well, and has had a huge . . . → Read More: The Goan nightingale During the cashew season, Raya and his wife occupied themselves with cashew plucking on the comunidade hills of Saligao. Raya allowed us youngsters to eat as many cashew fruit as we wanted, but we were not allowed to . . . → Read More: The bountiful cashew tree The regedor of Saligao and the president of the Saligao comunidade employed Raya to shoot stray dogs in the village during the days of Portuguese rule. . . . → Read More: The shooter of stray dogs by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas A wedding in a Goan village is an elaborate affair and everyone looks forward to these happy occasions. But none more so than those classified as “poor”. For, a couple of days before the wedding, preferably on a Tuesday, these otherwise unfortunate folk are treated to a lavish feast-known as . . . → Read More: The beggars’ lunch by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas The Mollembhatt ward of the village of Saligao is divided into two sub-wards. One is Akhem and the other is Marodd. When the Goud Saraswats chose to settle in the village several hundred years ago, the original inhabitants of the area were subjugated and pushed to the periphery of the . . . → Read More: Shiree the milkman His natural weather predictions were so accurate that they often seemed far better than those provided by the meteorological department. Here’s a sampling. . . . → Read More: Biungow the weather forecaster The superstitious belief that a key or scissors could be made to point to a thief after performing a specified ritual was common in Saligao and other Goan villages. Magnetic sleight of hand? . . . → Read More: Saint Anthony’s key by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas There once was quite a frightening character in the village of Saligao. The mere mention of his name could send chills down the spine of even the most hard-boiled and cynical among the village folk in Goa. His name was Sonzil Agostin. His claim to infamy was the belief of everyone . . . → Read More: The curse of the evil eye |
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