Monday, December 26, 2011

Christmas Cribs at Various places in Goa 2011

Christmas Cribs at Various places in Goa 2011



Panjim Church






at night



corte de Oiteiro, Panjim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6577109311/in/photostream/

Star of Arossim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6577111655/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6577114211/in/photostream/

Christmas Father riding on a bullock Cart in a lake


Monteiro Vaddo – Utorda



Mauli or Cobweb – Adao Vado Majorda



Mungul in the Lake


Arossim Falvado



Tonttem youth – Cansaulim - Castles


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6577136051/in/photostream/



Mexico Boys – Costa Vaddo, Cansaulim – Amballo – with Ship of the Desert
Camel


Wise men or kings


Jesuit

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6577143833/in/photostream/

Crib

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6577146803/in/photostream/

Bacardi Boys, Cottar Wado, Cansaulim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6577149571/in/photostream/

Your of Belem, Veslao-Pale

Tigur



Snow falling
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6577154871/in/photostream/

A castle
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6577156843/in/photostream/

Sancoale Castle

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6577160231/in/photostream/


Agxi Mechanical Crib



Heaven and heaven’s gate with ‘Bap Putr andi Ispisanto’

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6577166287/in/photostream/


Video 1 ( Panjim Day & Night)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QEBgbQSMYc


Video 2 (Agassaim Mechanical)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQPWuOoCOZI

Update: 28.12.11

Cribs from Margao, Raia etc

 
Star with it’s own reflection - Rachol
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6592361741/in/photostream

Santa on a bicycle - Postman
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6592364165/in/photostream/


Santas’ Rock band – Agalli Margao
on the Main road leading to Gogol Bigfoot junction
Location for St. Anthony boys of Agalli crib
see map (Wikimapia) here
http://tinyurl.com/Margao-Crib-2011

pics



 


Crowd puller – Agalli Margao


about 100M gong Qs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6592367417/in/photostream/





 

Bom Jesus Basilica Replica
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6592374827/in/photostream/


Same area, little further..



 

Another, same area wtih mechanical audio show etc





updated: 29th Dec. 2011

Reminds me of Babush

Santa on his mission (modified bike)


 


Arlem Margao,  Cycling Santa





Santa on an old scooter




Boys of Agalli (main road/ bypass leading to bigfoot juction Gogol)

 


Serenading Santas (on a truck)



traditional Goa
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6597048535/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Se cathedral – Replica


Bom Jesus Basilica
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6597042481/sizes/l/in/photostream/

two in one (above)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6597046071/sizes/l/in/photostream/

King’s castle


 
Star of MMC (Margao)


with Municipality building


A castle in the crib (MMC garden)



Video 3  (Margao Crib)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUkw4XtB9K8

Video 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asNAuteG-x4

Updated 3/1/2012

Santo Estêvão (Jua)

Santo Estêvão (Jua)

St. Estevam , Jua

Crib Location



 Pics

Star of St. Estevam


Church Crib
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6631466095/in/photostream/

 Some angels in the air
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6631483323/in/photostream/




Jingle Bell in the trees
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6631494547/in/photostream/


Santa Claus riding on a chariot
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6631502447/in/photostream/





The Crib at 3 Roste







 At Cupa
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6631527395/in/photostream/




 Video with slide show in the end - St. Estevam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOcG8HEbmIo

updated on 6th Jan. 2012

As appeared in Herald today
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk47/6643900453/sizes/l/

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Feast of St. Francis Xavier, Tuem Goa (10.12.11)


Today,  we went to Tuem for the first time (?)

Believe me or not, I thought Tivim and Tuem is one and the same. Tuem being Konkani for Tivim, it was only few months ago, I found out Tivim and Tuem are two different villages former being in Bardez and the later (Tuem) in Pernem Taluka.

Tuem is about 16 kms from Mapusa via Dhargal.
All buses going to Dhargal (Sports City), Mandrem go via Tuem. Bus takes about 30 minutes and the fare is Rs.12

The little church is located uphill on a hillock very next to it is Don Bosco Boys School and boarding.

It takes about 10 minutes (Walking) to reach there from the main road. On the way, you first come across a small cemetery (See pic). New cemetery getting ready next tot he church (se slides)  Tuem has about 500 Catholics

Guess what? The moment I saw the school, I realised that I had been here some 5-6 years ago with someone but I did not know it was Tuem.  Infact, we even went inside the school/boarding and even had tea with the priest.  There (in the dining hall)  I spotted a ‘Gurgureth’ and I immediately took photo of it.

This one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/121767388/

I even saw the church from outside but honestly did not know it was Tuem Church.

For us, I guess, Tuem is more popular because of the famous tiatrist /Cantorist  Francis de Tuem hailing from the village (he now stays at Mapusa, I am told)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk11/1338177628/sizes/m/

more on FDT (Francis de Tuem)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr12/6480452231/sizes/l/

FTD singing video including in the end

I was hoping to see him at least in the feast procession
Sadly, I have not spotted him there anywhere but saw his nephew Conception de Tuem making trips on his bike though.

It was 10 priests concelebrated feast mass with priests from Pernem, Kerim etc
Main celebrant was Fr. Diogo.

The Church was beautifully decorated

Sadly, there was no customary ‘Pursanv’ nor ‘Festa Muzg’ at the end of the feast mass.
However, there was a ‘Festa Tiatr’  titled ‘Pirai’ by Maxcy Pereira

 Some pics below, watch video in the end

The Church
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486014933/in/photostream




St. Francis Xavier
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486016553/in/photostream/



Main Altar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486017841/in/photostream/


with priests
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486019943/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486027087/in/photostream/






Fr. Diogo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486022003/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486026005/in/photostream/




Feast Mass
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486019437/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486021573/in/photostream/



School / Boarding – Don Bosco
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486025465/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486075907/in/photostream/


Pigeon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486026677/in/photostream/

Tuem cemetery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486074261/in/photostream

Video 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZc-tafDoQY

Video 2 (Photo show)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmHf1dsveZY

Video 3 Francis de Tuem singing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCsFa_iJYSY