Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Christmas Cribs 2015, Goa


Cribs 2016, visit here
http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2016/12/christmas-cribs-2016.html

Competition Results:

The Department of Art & Culture Govt. of Goa had organised State level Crib Competition during Christmas Festival in Two Categories i.e.
a) Institution/Group & b) Individual/household from 26th to 30th December, 2015 as a part of promotion & preservation of this age old tradition of crib making in Goa.

In Institution/Group Category 29 groups and in Individual/household Category 24 individuals have participated in the competition.
A panel of three jury members comprising of renowned Artist, Shri Wilson D’Souza, Shri Eknath mahale, Shri Julio D’Souza judged the competition.

The results of State level Crib Competition-2015 in both the categories are as follows:
Institution/Group Catogory

First Prize: (Rs. 15,000/- & certificate) –
St.Philip & St.James Parish Youth, near Church, Cortalim, Mormugao – Goa.

Second Prize: (Rs. 10,000/- & certificate) –
Pale-Bellem Wards of Velsao, Near St.Stephan Chapel, Pale Velsao, Mormugao – Goa.

Third Prize: (Rs. 7,000/- & certificate) –
Mexico Boys Cansaulim, Costa Vaddo, Cuelim, Cansaulim, Salcete – Goa.

Five Consolation Prizes of Rs. 5,000/- each & certificate:
1. S.S.Boys of Baida, Baida, Nuvem, Salcete – Goa.
2. St. Anthony Boys, Agalli, Margao – Goa.
3. Don Bosco Youth Association, Tuem, Pernem – Goa.
4. Candolim Committee, Candolim Pintos Vaddo near Holycross (Mandor)
 
Candolim, Bardez – Goa.
5. Capuchin Fathers Farmhouse, Ordhofond, Poiguinim, Cancona – Goa.


Individual/ Household Catogory
First Prize: (Rs. 10,000/- & certificate) –
Abeleena Luis Raia Daman, Salcete – Goa.

Second Prize: (Rs. 7,000/- & certificate) –
Anson A. Menezes, Near Opa water
Works, Khandepar, Ponda – Goa.

Third Prize: (Rs. 5,000/- & Certificate)
Darric Dias, Aquem Baixo,
Gantamorod, Navelim, Salcete – Goa.


Five Consolation Prizes of Rs. 3,000/- each & certificate:
1. Mr. Richard Caldeira, Alto, Santa –Cruz, Ponda – Goa.
2. Mr. Francis Xavier D’souza, St. Anthony Church Marna, Siolim,

Bardez – Goa.
3. Mr. Johnvin Pinto, St. Michal Church, Anjuna Chivas,

Anjuna, Bardez – Goa.
4. Mr. Menino Pereira, Mazillvaddo, Nagoa Verna, Salcete – Goa.
5. Mr. Melvin Fernandes Nr.ID hospital, Santacruz, Ponda – Goa 
 
 


XMAS Cribs from Goa year 2015
Margao, Mungul, Seraulim, Utorda, Arossim, Tonttem, Cansaulim, Velsao, Cortalim etc


First Prize winning Crib
St.Philip & St.James Parish Youth, near Church, Cortalim
(Remain open till 16 January Feast of St. Joseph Vaz)
Watch Video 7 below

Day Time
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk64/24064477492/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk64/24064606382/in/photostream/


Night Time



St. Anthony Boys of Agalli, Margao
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk64/23761749570/in/photostream
Watch video 2 below
Q ing  queue Queuing


Entry to Biblical Horror show
7 deadly sins
Temptation, death, coffin, droning, hanging, man eating

 Bible, host, chalice

Saint, Moses

Shepherd, sheep

 
Crib, Manger , money, Dantem


Palace, well

3 kings

reflection in water
Santa Claus vising Hospital, Prison etc
 
Margao, nearby
Santa Claus playing guitar, crooning



Crib Boys Mungul
Colva Road from Margao
Pond, water, reflection, nridge, crib, Palace etc Watch video 3 below

Mungul Youth
Nearby – First Times
With Santa Claus special train    Watch video 4 below

Seraulim Church
Feliz Natal
XMAS tree decorating ornament ball Watch video 4 below
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk64/24057702945/

 Utorda
Main Road, Monteiro Wado  Watch video 4 below



 Tender Boys
Falvaddo Arossim
Fish, Pond, Coins, Money etc  Watch video 4 below
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk64/23949575432/in/photostream/

TAF boys of Tonttem Morod
Palaces, Lighthouse, spring, fish, pond, Santa Claus riding Motor bikes
Snowman, Candle etc Watch video 5 below
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk64/24057773125/in/photostream/




Mexico Boys
Costawado Amballo, Cuelim Cansaulim
 Watch video 1 below
St. Joseph doing carpentry
Mechanical  3rd Prize

Angle Gabriel appears to Mary

 Joseph, Mary seeking home
Go away says the occupants

King Herod’s Palace

Entry to the Palace

St. Sebastian ?

Horse cart

 Jesuit Priests

Egypt, desert, sculpture

Moving 3 kings

Manger, crib

Milk Boy with Mother Valaikini

Sparkling Stars of Pale and Belem, Velsao   Watch video 5 below 
2nd Prize  Crib open for public viewing till 10th January
 
More pics day time


 Cortalim near School


Video 1
Mexico Boys of Costawado, Cansaulim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Rj8j3LuPYk

Video 2
St. Anthony Boys of Agalli, Margao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcru3xvo7-E
Video 3
Mungul Crib Boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tezN-sPW2XQ

Video 4
Mungul Youth, Seraulim Church, Utorda and Arossim Falvado Tender Boyz

https://youtu.be/TgArIJpSqSQ

Video 5
TAF boys Tontem and Sparkling Boys of Velsao Pale, Belem

https://youtu.be/-Hc0-By2vlo

Video 6
Happy New Year 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt-pgSx3qQI

Video 7 - Cortalim Church Crib
First Prize Winning Crib

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK6yXVW4vcs


Crib in the Lake - Curtorim opp Church


 St. Joseph Vaz
St. Jose Vaz

Curtorim Market area

MORE Pics and videos coming soon here


From Previous years
For Christmas Cribs 2014, please visit here
http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2014/12/christmas-cribs-2014-goa.html

For Christmas Cribs 2013, please visit here

for 2011

Monday, December 28, 2015

The game TABLANI, TABL, TABLAM we used to play

Tablanim game we used to play
now almost extinct

Tablani game briefly explained as below..


https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/23731537680/
An indoor (usually during monsoon) scoreboard, dealing game with four bamboo sticks / bars of 6-8 inch long. Made from Bamboo, keeping the outer green part as it is and inside (yellowish part) is smoothen in curve form
TABL (Singular), TABLAM (Plural) and TABLANI (name of the Game)
TABL is pronounced as 'Table' in French
e.g  The book is on the table, in French we say 'Le livre est sur la table'

The game consists of  a set of 4 bars/Stick called TABLAM (about 6-8 inch long), a wooden scoreboard (Tabler) with 4 columns each having 12 squares or houses and a set of 12 stone pieces (gulio) usually red and white stones which are easy to get outside the house or by the well.
The pieces that belong to each team are distinguished by colour.  It can be any other things Tamarind seeds and Chikoo seeds, stones and shells etc

Tablani can be played by 2, 4, 6, 8,10..players thus each group has equal members.
Leader of the group is sat on the scoreboard (Tablér , Pron. as taab-layr).
To be alive or active in the game, each player has to score a 'tabl' without which scoring like 'att' 'bara' etc have no value. Scoring either TABL or ATT or BARA gives you a chance to toss/deal repeatedly

Scoreboard / TABLÉR
Basically, it a game of entering into opponent's house by beating or attacking any opponents found on the way..  
Once you get a tabl, you can exit from your house and set your journey to occupy your opponent house.
You climb (second column) and then climb down (column 3) to enter into your  opponent house (column 4)
Mind you,  your opponent will also try his best to enter your house which means there are attacks and counter attacks on the way to opponent's house.

Players are seated on the floor on 'bankin' sort of low level stool to sit on,  in a circle, the two leaders and the Tablér  / scoreboard completes the circle.

Value of Bara (12), Att (8) and Tabl (2)
Although the value of Bara is 12, you can split it into two i.e 6+6=12 see e.g.
Similarly, att is 4+4=8 and Tabl 1+1=2  (I played this game 25-30 years ago so memory need to be refreshed)

e.g.
You need 9 (score) to kill your opponent who is 9 houses/boxes/Squares away
But you scored Bara (12) and Tigam (3) = 15
You can split your Bara thus 6+3=9 and you can still used the remaining 6
Which also mean you can kill two of your opponents if one was on 6 and the other was on 9
 
A Tiatr Stage pic showing a man holding tablam in his hand for shuffling and tossing

https://flic.kr/p/A6uMeR

Video 1: Playing Tablani

https://youtu.be/axB3mCHWkEM

Video 2: Coming soon here

Check this out.. A complete readymade game set
As played in Sawantwadi etc (Thanks to Bina Nayak for the pics)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/24801927855/sizes/l/

to be updated.... visit again
more info and video playing tablani coming soon