Festivals & Events

1. आयज खंयचो सण आसा?

   āyaj khaṃyaco saṇ āsā?

   Which festival is it today?

   Usage

   Asked when the town is busy with celebration

   Grammar Note

   "Today" is आयज (not Marathi आज). "Which" is खंयचो and agrees with the noun; सण is masculine. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

2. हो सण केन्ना मनयतात?

   ho saṇ kennā manayatāt?

   When is this festival celebrated?

   Usage

   Asks when a festival is held

   Grammar Note

   Celebrate is मनयप; the plural verb is used impersonally ("people celebrate"). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

3. परब

   parab

   Festival or feast day

   Usage

   Used for both Hindu festivals and Christian feast days

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary groups सण, परब, उत्सव and दबाजो. परब is feminine (ही परब). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

4. शिगमो फालगून म्हयन्यांत येता

   śigamo phālagūn mhayanyāṃt yetā

   Shigmo comes in the month of Phalgun

   Usage

   Explains the season of the spring festival, around February-March

   Grammar Note

   From the Konkani article. "Month" is म्हयनो (not Marathi महिना). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

5. दादल्यांचो शिगमो आनी बायलांचो धालो

   dādalyāṃco śigamo ānī bāyalāṃco dhālo

   Shigmo of the men and Dhalo of the women

   Usage

   The two faces of the spring festival: men dance in the streets, women celebrate with songs and dance

   Grammar Note

   Wording as in the article. The genitive agrees with the following noun (both शिगमो and धालो are masculine). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

6. चवथ ही गोंयच्या हिंदूंची मुखेल परब

   cavath hī goṃyacyā hiṃdūṃcī mukhel parab

   Chavoth is the main festival of Goa's Hindus

   Usage

   Describes the Ganesh festival

   Grammar Note

   The article says "ही गोंयच्या हिन्दू समाजांतल्या लोकांची मुखेल परब". Goans say चवथ for Ganesh Chaturthi. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

7. चवथेक गणपतीची मूर्त हाडून पुजेक लायतात

   cavathek gaṇapatīcī mūrt hāḍūn pujek lāyatāt

   At Chavoth people bring home an idol of Ganesh and worship it

   Usage

   Explains the Ganesh festival custom

   Grammar Note

   Adapted from the encyclopedia line "ह्या दिसा गणपतीची मूर्त हाडून पुजेक लायतात", with the festival name. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

8. दिवाळी हो दिव्यांचो सण

   divāḷī ho divyāṃco saṇ

   Diwali is the festival of lights

   Usage

   Describes the autumn Hindu festival

   Grammar Note

   The article says "दिव्यांचो सण अशें आमच्यान म्हणू येता". The plural of "lamp" is दिवे. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

9. दिवाळेक पणट्यो पेटोवन दवरतात

   divāḷek paṇaṭyo peṭovan davaratāt

   At Diwali people keep small oil lamps lit

   Usage

   Explains a Diwali custom

   Grammar Note

   Wording from the Konkani article. "To light" is पेटोवप. पणटी is an oil lamp, in the same dictionary group as दिवो. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

10. दसरो

    dasaro

    Dussehra

    Usage

    An autumn Hindu festival, marked with events at temples in Goa

    Grammar Note

    Goans say दसरो (masculine), not Marathi दसरा.

11. नवरात्र

    navarātr

    Navratri (nine-night festival)

    Usage

    A nine-day festival of the goddess, with evening events at temples

    Grammar Note

    A word used in Goan Konkani.

12. म्हाशीवरात्री

    mhāśīvarātrī

    Mahashivratri

    Usage

    A festival of Shiva, celebrated grandly at Goan temples

    Grammar Note

    The Goan spelling is म्हाशीवरात्री, unlike Marathi महाशिवरात्री.

13. सांजाव दर वर्सा जूनाच्या 24 तारखेर जाता

    sāṃjāv dar varsā jūnācyā 24 tārakher jātā

    Sanjao takes place every year on 24 June

    Usage

    The feast of St John the Baptist, held in the monsoon

    Grammar Note

    Based on the article line "सांजाव हो दर वर्सा जुनाचे २४ तारखेर जाता", with Arabic digits. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

14. विवा सांजाव!

    vivā sāṃjāv!

    Viva Sanjao!

    Usage

    The cheer shouted on Sanjao day

    Grammar Note

    विवा is a cheer from Portuguese. The article has "विवा सांजाव, विवा सांजाव म्हणत". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

15. विवा सांजाव म्हणत बायन, तळयेनी उडयो मारतात

    vivā sāṃjāv mhaṇat bāyan, taḷayenī uḍayo māratāt

    People jump into wells and ponds shouting "Viva Sanjao"

    Usage

    Explains the Sanjao custom of jumping into wells filled by the rains

    Grammar Note

    The sentence as in the article. "To jump" is उडी मारप, literally "strike a jump". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

16. नाताळ

    nātāḷ

    Christmas

    Usage

    One of the main Christian feasts, on 25 December

    Grammar Note

    Konkani articles also write नातालां and नाताल.

17. नाताळ दर वर्सा डिसेंबराच्या 25 तारखेर जाता

    nātāḷ dar varsā ḍiseṃbarācyā 25 tārakher jātā

    Christmas falls on 25 December every year

    Usage

    States the date of Christmas

    Grammar Note

    Same pattern as the Sanjao sentence. "December" is डिसेंबर. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

18. पासकां

    pāsakāṃ

    Easter

    Usage

    A major Christian feast, alongside Christmas

    Grammar Note

    The article pairs it with Christmas: "नातालां आनी पासकां".

19. सां फ्रांसिस शवियेराचें फेस्त दर वर्सा 3 डिसेंबराक ओल्ड गोंयांत मनयतात

    sāṃ phrāṃsis śaviyerāceṃ phest dar varsā 3 ḍiseṃbarāk olḍ goṃyāṃt manayatāt

    The feast of St Francis Xavier is held every year on 3 December in Old Goa

    Usage

    St Francis Xavier's tomb is at the Bom Jesus basilica in Old Goa

    Grammar Note

    From the Old Goa article line "दर वर्सा 3 डिसेंबराक सा फ्रांसिस शवियेराचें फेस्त हांगा व्हड दबाज्यान मनयतात". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

20. फेस्त

    phest

    Feast (saint's feast day)

    Usage

    The feast day of a village church; from Portuguese festa

    Grammar Note

    A word used in Goan Konkani.

21. कार्निवाल

    kārnivāl

    Carnival

    Usage

    Held before Lent, with parades and music

    Grammar Note

    A word used in Goan Konkani.

22. कार्निवालाक इंत्रुज अशेंय म्हणटात

    kārnivālāk iṃtruj aśeṃy mhaṇaṭāt

    Carnival is also called "Intruz"

    Usage

    Gives the village name for the festival

    Grammar Note

    The article says villages call carnival इंत्रुज, from Portuguese entrudo. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

23. जात्रा

    jātrā

    Jatra (temple fair)

    Usage

    The yearly fair of a Hindu temple

    Grammar Note

    A word used in Goan Konkani.

24. पालखी देवळांत भितर सरतकच आरती जाता

    pālakhī devaḷāṃt bhitar saratakac āratī jātā

    As soon as the palanquin enters the temple, the aarti is performed

    Usage

    A moment in a temple festival after the palanquin procession

    Grammar Note

    The sentence as in the Konkani article. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

25. मिरवणूक खंय वता?

    miravaṇūk khaṃy vatā?

    Where is the procession going?

    Usage

    Asked when following a festival procession

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary example is "देवाची मिरवणूक काडटात". The present of "go" is वता. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

26. ईद

    īd

    Eid

    Usage

    A major festival of Goa's Muslims

    Grammar Note

    The encyclopedia names several, such as ईद-उल्-फित्र.

27. घुमट आरती

    ghumaṭ āratī

    Ghumot aarti (devotional song with ghumot drums)

    Usage

    A Goan folk music form sung at temple festivals

    Grammar Note

    A Konkani article lists it among folk songs alongside धालो, फुगडी and भजन. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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