[Posted on behalf of Fr Nascimento Mascarenhas] New essay on Saligao <http://www.saligaoserenade.com/> Serenade<http://www.saligaoserenade.com/> :
========================================= *What Are Goan Villages Famous For? - II * *by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas* ** After I wrote about what some of the villages of Bardez in the north of Goa are famous for, one or two people chided me for confining my scope to just one part of Goa. As this essay was also posted on GoaNet, I presume others too must have had similar feelings. Well, let me attempt to make the list a little longer, and satisfy all my hungry and thirsty friends!... [Click here to read the entire essay<http://www.saligaoserenade.com/2011/02/25/what-are-goan-villages-famous-for/> ] http://www.saligaoserenade.com/2011/02/25/what-are-goan-villages-famous-for/ ========================================= Other essays featured this week: *The President Of The Harvest Festival * On the morning of the feast Caetano woke up with a start – the sexton’s band from Bairro Alto de Saligao was playing close to his bedroom window, and the continuous bursts of firecrackers added to the din. The band consisted of... [Click here to read the entire essay<http://www.saligaoserenade.com/2008/08/06/the-president-of-the-harvest-festival/> ] http://www.saligaoserenade.com/2008/08/06/the-president-of-the-harvest-festival/ ========================================== *The 'Haunting' Of Padre Lourenco* One night we saw the whole banyan tree glowing in the dark. A number of sturdy seminarians directed themselves towards the banyan tree. When they returned we crowded round them, expecting to hear some fantastic ghost story... [Click here to read the entire essay<http://www.saligaoserenade.com/2009/01/16/the-haunting-of-padre-lourenco/> ] http://www.saligaoserenade.com/2009/01/16/the-haunting-of-padre-lourenco/ ========================================== *Sights And Sounds Of Saligao* ** As a young lad growing up in Saligao in the 1940s and 50s, I remember fondly what a joy it used to be frolicking around in the village, soaking up the sights, sounds and smells of nature—all yet unsullied by the trappings of urbanisation and modern-day encumbrances... [Click here to read the entire essay<http://www.saligaoserenade.com/2009/04/11/sights-and-sounds-of-saligao/> ] http://www.saligaoserenade.com/2009/04/11/sights-and-sounds-of-saligao/ ==========================================