- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://www.goanvoice.ca/2009/issue06/goanewsclips.htm {u'ranges': [{u'start': u'/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[1]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[4]/td[2]/center[1]/div[1]/center[1]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[1]/center[1]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[3]/td[1]/p[1]/font[1]', u'end': u'/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[1]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[4]/td[2]/center[1]/div[1]/center[1]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[1]/center[1]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[3]/td[1]/p[1]/font[1]', u'startOffset': 886, u'endOffset': 1585}], u'quote': u"During the sixteenth century, when the Portuguese \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconquered Tiswadi, they put a ban on the celebration \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof the Shigmo. All over Goa Shigmo is celebrated in \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe month of Phalguna, but only in Dongari of Mandur, \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTiswadi, it coincides with the carnival of the \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCatholic community, known as Intruz' which is \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tderived from Entrudo' meaning carnival. As the \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShigmo was abolished by the Portuguese in the old \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconquests, it only survived in Dongari in disguise. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe farming communities celebrate Intruz in Dongari \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twith the same enthusiasm as Shigmo with the \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblessings of their presiding deity Shashti \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShantadurga.", u'permissions': {u'read': [], u'admin': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}, u'text': u'Shigmo in disguise', u'tags': [u'Goa', u'Shigmo-festival']} created: Tue, 10 Feb 2015, 10:58 AM UTC