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June 24th is definitely the biggest day of the year for Quebec. Besides being called St-Jean-Baptiste Day it is also known as Fete nationale. There are no odd rituals (other than a huge display of Blue-and-White) I have heard of other than Parti-all-the-time !! Here is a gist of how it was celebrated last year in Montreal: http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2003/06/23/118124-cp.html Here's a blurb on the history of the hol: The June 24 holiday dates back to 1615 when settlers in New France (the French empire in North America from 1608 to 1763) used it to celebrate the summer solstice and the birth of St-Jean-Baptiste. After the conquest of New France by the British, the holiday waned until the founding of the Societe St-Jean-Baptiste in 1834. What I would be interested in knowing is how the event came to be celebrated in Goa. And how the "jump in wells" rituals began. A fellow villager passed away last year on June 24th after he was so intoxicated that he fell into a well. Viva Sao Joao !! Best wishes, Bosco CyberGoan/Goanetter/Goan-Canadian/Kuwait-Goan/Goa-Goan......;-) On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 19:54:59 +0530, Cecil Pinto wrote: > Do any other CyberGoans settled elsewhere know about Sao Joao celebrated in > any unique way elsewhere in the world? Do they jump in wells anywhere else
