As 5th August rings in, the people of Raia and the surrounding areas rise to a joyful mood that springs from an enthusiastic celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Snows, patron of the village. The feast brings our Goan-ness, particularly our dependence on rice, our staple food to the feet of our God through the intercession of ...
Konsachem Fest of Raia: Celebrating the First Fruits
The feast of Our Lady of Snows is a joyous day for the people of Raia and its surrounding villages. It not only opens a spiritual space for us but also becomes an enactment of Goan culture and life lived to the fullest. Although the invocation of Mother Mary as our Lady of snow is alien to Goa because...
