Re: [Goanet] Is the Goan ladin the same as the American Thanksgiving?

2010-12-06 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
My mother tells me that the term entronizacao is the dedication of the house to the Sacred Heart i.e. the Sacred Heart of Jesus was made the king of the house on that particular date when the house was first purchased by my grandmother. The litany of NS de Piedade was held in October, preceded

[Goanet] Is the Goan ladin the same as the American Thanksgiving?

2010-12-02 Thread Nascy Caldeira
Hello Goanetters, The Goan Ladainha is a 'Start of Celebration' for almost anything Gayatri Sankar is completely wrong. These people are just trying their art of lying to the gullible and thereby becoming known. The Ladainha is the portuguese name of the Litany in

Re: [Goanet] Is the Goan ladin the same as the American Thanksgiving?

2010-12-01 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
As far as I know, a Ladainha can be sung at any time of tne year. It may be to give thanks for an auspicious event, eg after the birth of a child, or the blessing of a house, etc. In my family, we used to have a Ladainha (feast) after a nine-day rosary of Our Lady of Sorrows (sung in Latin and

Re: [Goanet] Is the Goan ladin the same as the American Thanksgiving?

2010-12-01 Thread Alfred de Tavares
Gabriel, 'entronizacao' must be the the embodiment of the 5th Glorious Mystery, the enthronement and crowning of the Blessed Virngin Mary as the Queen of All Heaven. Vai tudo bem la abaixo? Alfred Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 09:53:52 -0800 From: gdefigueir...@yahoo.com.au To:

Re: [Goanet] Is the Goan ladin the same as the American Thanksgiving?

2010-12-01 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Tudo bem, D. Alfredo. Estou neste momento emGoa, cuidando pela minha mae, who is presently recovering from a gall bladder operation. She is doing well given her advanced age. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo On 02/12/2010, at 1:42 AM, Alfred de Tavares alfredtava...@hotmail.com wrote:

[Goanet] Is the Goan ladin the same as the American Thanksgiving?

2010-11-30 Thread Carvalho
Last week I learnt that the Goans in the Uk were housekeepers. This week, I am learning that the American Thanksgiving is celebrated in Goa as the Ladin.   Writes Gayatri Sankar Indian’s lifestyle and culture have had a great influence from the West and Thanksgiving Day is one such custom