On the 23rd June every year, a day before Sao Joao, we also celebrated 'mhar' or 'zudev', an old man made up of straw (with pant, shirt, shoes, hat etc) sitted on a chair, we carried him house to house where we used these pidde to hit or strike the ground saying 'Mhar re, Zud re, ku, ku, ku'. This was a tradition in salcette, don't know it's significance though (Zudev also mean Judev). Tumghe mhar derantulo Amghe Mhar Kerantulo char-anne dil bhogor alna muntta derantulo Ku, ku, ku (followed by striking of pidde) There was a modern version that goes like this.. Oile bhandari, chuddit polem Xempdde dorit oddit alem Jaki bhail kit mudditu Mharachim bott(am) modditu pidde http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/8804831027/in/photostream this tradition died in late 70s
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