Sao Joao Festival Celebrated In Goa After 2 Years

Sao Joao Festival Celebrated In Goa After 2 Years

Recently, the Sao Joao festival has been celebrated in Goa after 2 years. Sao Joao is also called St. John the Baptist and is celebrated every year on 23 June. The festival is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, who baptized the Lord Jesus on the Jordan River and is celebrated at the beginning of monsoon. Siolim,

a village in North Goa, hosts a traditional canoe parade on the occasion of Sao Joao.

The Sao Joao festival of Goa is also a way to connect people with each other. People enjoy the beverage.feni there before enjoying the rain.and having fun by jumping in the water. At the end of the carnival comes the time to enjoy the delicious dishes. People enjoy the

local cuisine and beverages of their choice.

It is also customary to perform folk dances in Solset taluk during the festival. Bardez also hosts a competition for boat races with colourful traditional decorated boats. Boats decorated for boat races are a mixture of the fervour, joy and entertainment of Sao Joao. This carnival brings people closer together. John the Baptist was later renamed Jesus Christ in the Jordan River.