Customs & traditions of goa

Hi everyone!! This is my first blog on goan customs and traditions which peoples are practising till now also. OfferingCucumbers for blessings at Touxeachem Feast, Goa The Touxeachem is a very popular feast celebrated in Goa. It is celebrated at the magnificent Church of St Anne also known as the Santana Church located at Talaulim in North Goa.Young couples come to the Church to seek the blessings of St Anne, who herself was blessed with a child after 40 years of barren life. They buy cucumbers from local vendors at the feast and offer them at the feet of St Ann in return for a favour. Each person usually offers 2 cucumbers and then carry them home to eat. Goa’s Chilli and Salt Voodoo A traditional Goan ritual (disht) that involves taking some chillies and salt and lightly rubbing them along the body and limbs of the chosen one. The chillies and salt that are said to have ‘absorbed’ the bad voodoo are then flung into a fire. Bathing in Eggs and coconut milk : Roce Ceremony in Goa The...