- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://www.goa-beaches.com/goa-festivals/shigmo.html {u'ranges': [{u'start': u'/table[2]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[2]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[3]/td[1]', u'end': u'/table[2]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[2]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[3]/td[1]', u'startOffset': 10, u'endOffset': 1092}], u'quote': u'Shigmo in Goa is a popular festival that is celebrated with great enthusiasm. This festival is celebrated with different names in different places in Goa. It is a festival of the masses. This festival is celebrated in the month of March on the full moon day to offer farewell to the winter season. This festival starts from the 11th moon day and lasts to the 15th moon day. During this festive occasion, the village peoples of Goa dress themselves with colourful clothes. You can hear the beating of drums and blowing flutes accompanied with folk dance in various temples in Goa. \n\nThe 5th day of the festival is popularly called as the \u201cRang Panchami\u201d. On this day the Goan used to rejoice to the fullest. People used to throw red-powder on each other as a sign of greetings and love. An impressive display of Goan Hindu ethnicity and mythology is shown on the parade. You can witness various dances by the folk groups of men and women dressed in their traditional costumes. Tourists coming to Goa tour can witness this parade in places like Ponda, Vasco, Margao and Mapusa in Goa.', u'permissions': {u'read': [], u'admin': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}, u'text': u'Rang-Panchmi - Gulal (red colour powder) is put on each other like in holi.', u'tags': [u'Goa', u'Shigmo-festival', u'Rang-Panchmi']} created: Thu, 12 Feb 2015, 06:22 AM UTC