the goan I network
PANAJI
The Goa Tourism Department has announced dates of the annual Shigmotsav festivities and parades with the organisers promising a festival that is “sure to be bigger and better than ever before.”
The first parade will be held on March 3 at Ponda while the Panaji parade will be held on March 10, both Saturdays.
Other important parade dates include Margao on March 04, Mapusa on March 11 both Sundays while the Vasco parade will be held on March 03, along with Sanquelim. The final parade will be held on March 17 at Dharbandora.
“Goa Tourism has made elaborate preparations for Shigmo during the two-week-long celebrations at various locations “ urban and rural, giving both locals and tourists an opportunity to participate and enjoy the religious and cultural aspects of the festival,” the Tourism Department said in a statement.
“The Shigmo parades will give one and all a chance to take a glimpse at the life of a Goan which is depicted in elaborate folk performances by local men and women who dance tirelessly in huge processions along with the parade,” the department said.
Shigmo is the biggest Hindu festival in Goa with processions and festivities taking place all across the state
every year.
