[saligaonet] Ximecho Khuris and Reddeachi Xim

2004-06-02 Thread Nascimen 




 
XIMECHO KHURIS AND REDDEACHI XIM.

It is between the Barrosso vaddo 
in Sangolda and Mollebhat in Saligao that finally the permanent border stone NIS 
of the village was laid.
“Saligao is boardered on the east 
by the village of Sangolda. For a long time in the olden days there existed a 
dispute about the boarder line between the two villages( as we find even now 
between states and countries). One night Saligao would move the boarder stone( NIS) a few yards east 
into Sangolda. Then a few days after Saligao would wake up to find the stone 
moved far west into its territory.
Often the two factions would meet 
each other during the night and pitched battles would ensure over the border 
line.
There is a legend around this 
XIMECHO KHURIS and how the dispute was settled. It is said that the villagers of 
Sangolda suggested that the GANVKARS of Sangolda and Saligao should stand at 
dusk at the disputed border and shout “ O-o-h Xime…”and if an echoing reply “ 
O-o-h…Oh” was heard, then that should be the border line to which both should 
agree.
Sangolda hid a man deep under 
ground to answer the call. Thus the dispute was finally settled.
Late at night, after the 
settlement, Sangotkars went to get the hidden man out. They found he was dead. 
They rushed to his wife and promised to give her only son the “ ZON” if she 
promised to keep secret the cause of her husband’s death. To be a ‘ ganvkar’ was 
a prestigious title. ‘ZONKARS’ were the privileged people of the village and 
enjoyed many social and economic benefits. The widow accepted the offer.
Finally, to complete the boundary 
line between the two villages, soon after the monsoon was over, when the ground 
was still wet and mucky, a buffalo was made to run from the heights of Pilerne 
down the village of Guirim. The 
path of the running buffalo was accepted as the boundary line(" Reddeachi Xim". 
Hence a zig-zag frontier exists between the villages of Sangolda and Saligao. A 
Cross( Ximecho Khuris) exists as a memorial at the side of Chogm Road to denote the spot ( boarder)of separation between 
Saligao and Sangolda villages.

 
Father 
Nascimento Mascarenhas
 
Vasco, 
31-04-2004.
 Notes 
 References


  Souvenir 
  of St. Anne’s Chapel, Saligao, 1993.
  PEREIRA, 
  Agnelo, in “ Goa Remembered , Vignettes of Fading 
Traditions”1995.

Re: [saligaonet] Ximecho Khuris and Reddeachi Xim

2004-06-02 Thread Daniel F. De Souza 



Very interesting and educatiove post Father 
Nasacimento. Looking forward for many such gems.

Daniel.

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  Subject: [saligaonet] Ximecho Khuris and 
  Reddeachi Xim
  
  
   
  XIMECHO KHURIS AND REDDEACHI XIM.
  
  It is between the Barrosso 
  vaddo in Sangolda and Mollebhat in Saligao that finally the permanent border 
  stone NIS of the village was laid.
  Saligao is boardered on the 
  east by the village of Sangolda. For a long time in the olden days there 
  existed a dispute about the boarder line between the two villages( as we find 
  even now between states and countries). One night Saligao would move the boarder stone( NIS) a few yards 
  east into Sangolda. Then a few days after Saligao would wake up to find the 
  stone moved far west into its territory.
  Often the two factions would 
  meet each other during the night and pitched battles would ensure over the 
  border line.
  There is a legend around this 
  XIMECHO KHURIS and how the dispute was settled. It is said that the villagers 
  of Sangolda suggested that the GANVKARS of Sangolda and Saligao should stand 
  at dusk at the disputed border and shout  O-o-h Ximeand if an echoing reply 
   O-o-hOh was heard, then that should be the border line to which both 
  should agree.
  Sangolda hid a man deep under 
  ground to answer the call. Thus the dispute was finally settled.
  Late at night, after the 
  settlement, Sangotkars went to get the hidden man out. They found he was dead. 
  They rushed to his wife and promised to give her only son the  ZON if she 
  promised to keep secret the cause of her husbands death. To be a  ganvkar 
  was a prestigious title. ZONKARS were the privileged people of the village 
  and enjoyed many social and economic benefits. The widow accepted the 
  offer.
  Finally, to complete the 
  boundary line between the two villages, soon after the monsoon was over, when 
  the ground was still wet and mucky, a buffalo was made to run from the heights 
  of Pilerne down the village of 
  Guirim. The path of the running buffalo was accepted as the boundary line(" 
  Reddeachi Xim". Hence a zig-zag frontier exists between the villages of 
  Sangolda and Saligao. A Cross( Ximecho Khuris) exists as a memorial at the 
  side of Chogm Road to denote the 
  spot ( boarder)of separation 
  between Saligao and Sangolda villages.
  
   
  Father 
  Nascimento Mascarenhas
   
  Vasco, 
  31-04-2004.
   Notes 
   References
  
  
Souvenir 
of St. Annes Chapel, Saligao, 1993. 
PEREIRA, 
Agnelo, in  Goa Remembered , Vignettes of Fading 
  Traditions1995.