The feast of St. Anthony celebrated today 19th June, 2011 at Siolim, Goa
It wasn’t raining the whole day except just before the end of procession. St. Anthony of Siolim is different. He is holding a giant ‘sorop’ or serpent or cobra in his hand. Actually, it’s not a sorop but a deuchar or devil or satan in the form of a snake. It seems the Snake brought lot of fear and hardship at the time of construction of the church thus making it impossible to carry on with the construction work etc (this must be around 1567.) The workers together with the priest prayed to St Anthony and kept his statue at their workplace. The next morning the cobra was found dead around the base of the statue. It is for this reason that the statue of St Anthony only in Siolim has a serpent in his hand. See pics The Church also has the Saint's relic. - see pic Normally. St. Anthony feast is celebrated on 13th June every year, don’t know why this one on the 19th June Extra: I saw some san’nas for sale in the feast fair for the first time Guest what, I could not find my favourite Reuddio in the whole of the Feast fair or feri. Just bought some Chonne and Khajem returned back home since no Siolkar invited us for their feast ;-) Here are some pics The church http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848201304/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847642623/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847638987/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848180076/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Inside of the Chruch http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847637323/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Main altar – Sant Anton http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847633861/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848191044/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848188614/in/photostream External St. Anthony with serpent http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847624827/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848181930/sizes/l/in/photostream/ View from upstairs http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847626509/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Side http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847632303/in/photostream Relics ? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847631529/in/photostream Mass / Priests http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847628937/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847627321/in/photostream Muzg http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847638247/in/photostream Veneration http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847636531/in/photostream Procession http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847635783/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847634837/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Feri http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847641737/in/photostream Chonne http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848197772/in/photostream San’na http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847640759/in/photostream video will be ready by 7.30pm IST visit the link below. joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc