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Contact Rosario Fernandes - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello, I was stunned and shocked to read the above article. The first paragraph on the origin of the word carnival is abosolute bull**** to say the least.The author's ignorance should have been checked by the publishers... who are also ignorant on the matter. Carnival was traced back to the Greeks who use the word 'carne' and 'vale' and this was before Christ, that is before lent season started on our calendars. If you go further down history lane, you will realize that even Egyptians celebrated a form of carnival. But the Greeks wore masks to hide the different 'classes' so that everybody was equal in the celebrations. Then the Romans evolved their own form of carnival and it was then it was timed with the pre-Lent season where again 'carne' and 'vale' meant abstinence or red meat, as the Romans were Catholics. And so, on and so on! What has carnival got to do with 'car' and 'truck' and 'nivale'? It is funny that if anybody in Goa is a bit well known, what he/she writes is gospel! Joao Paulo Cota ------------------------------------------------------------ Read all Goanet messages at: http://www.goanet.org/archive.php?name=News&list=goanet