GA-CARNIVAL
Hundreds of artists will gather
at the Arambol beach in Goa next month to display their talent
during a carnival parade being hosted annually by locals and
international tourists.
The 'Art of Carnival' will be held in the last week of
February at Arambol beach in North Goa, 40 kms away from here.
Holland-based musician ZouZou, who conceptualised
this unique festival one and half decades back, said the theme
of this year's event would be ocean.
"It's 15 years back when it started. Carnival is an
age-old tradition here. Portuguese were here for 450 years and
therefore carnival became part of their world," he said.
He said that initially the carnival used to happen on
the streets of Arambol, with a walk to the beach. "But from
third year onwards, it was shifted to the beach exclusively,"
ZouZou said.
"Every 300-400 metres there is artists' installations
on the beach. At each of the art installation there is a small
performance. To bring the crowd from one art installation to
the next, there is a big cart, which has a very large and
extraordinary art object. Next to the cart there are drummers.
That gives public a chance to move with the beat," he said.
State tourism department official said that though
the event is not formally recognised on the event calendar, it
helps to generate more footfalls.
"Armbol carnival has become an annual event for
which tourists wait. That helps the tourism sector in the
state to grow," he said.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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