Indiscreetly stuck on walls of Goan, Daman and Diu homes and the world beyond, the Goan wall almanac this year completes 100 years of uninterrupted publishing. It is one of the oldest religious calendar published in the Portuguese language in the sub continent and also in the whole of Asia.
Behind this idea was its creator Joaquim Filipe Roque Correia a son of Margao, today its publishing is taken up by his daughter Elsa Correia who is an octogenarian. The Almanac is more than a piece of paper it is a relic, a legacy and a part of our history that refuses to disappear. So what is the Almanac all about? It is a tiny religious calendar which contains vast amounts of information that gives the days and names of the corresponding saints, the annual religious feasts, public holidays, hindu festivals, the phases of the moon, the Holy week, the cost of postage and rules of etiquette in sending telegrams. The calendar is also used to give names to new born for example the 13th of June is the feast of St. Anthony, the son would be called Antonio or daughter Antonia. Source: O Clarim 13/6/03 by P. Mesquita __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
