From: Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]Why is King Momo always a Catholic? Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:20:00 +0530
Just asked around and found out that King and Queen Momo are always selected from the Catholic community for the Carnival celebrations in Goa. I wonder why this is? After all the organisers and participants of the Carnival Parades are from both communities (unlike the Shigmo Parades). And since it is a state sponsored festival I think good looks and personality should be the only criteria and not religion.
Just a thought.
Cecil
Cecil,
Without fear of being branded a bigot in this case it has to be a Catholic; mind you not necessarily a devout Catholic but certainly a most rampant one: to capture the spirit of abandon, you see?
A Hindu can certainly qualify but it has to be a Hindu of the Loutulim or Curtorim type one inbibed with all Catholic idiosyncrasy. Put a true-saffron BJP character and it will come out ersatz, like Morarjee Dessai advertising Higland Pipers!
Please spare us the doldrums of a secular carnival, dear Cecil!
That it has been institutionalized is nightmare enough. If you could persuade them to take back their sponsoring funds and restore the bachaanalian spontaneity that Carnival exuded in our (not yours) childhood.
Alfred de Tavares, Chacellor, Fraternity of Fools
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