Mr. Edgar Silveira, Your description makes for a pretty mental picture! I would love to know some of the Goan folk stories- even scary ghost stories..... as it would be interesting to continue the tradition u mentioned with the present and future generation. I for one, would love to start it..... now all i need are some stories :) Cmon goanetters, bring it on! Best Regards, Mish Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:38:14 -0500From: "Edgar Silveira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: Lost identity,roots and a fortnight in GoaTo: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"<[email protected]>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Story-telling aspects of Goan village life brings back memories of(mostly Salcette) where folks gathered around at dusk and leisurelytold tales of days gone by and a few bits of inconsequential currentgossip. They were most fascinating (being real) and being told whenthe light was fading mostly as flickering lamps came alive and thecooling darkness carried the smells of the lighting of the'chooni'...and sometimes involved dead people and ghosts and a myth ortwo!!! Tad scary and I slept soundly after, mostly out of fear!! And reminds me of the power of story telling when I came across thephenomenal story of Fred Pellerin of St.-Elie-?de-Caxton (a tinyvillage between Montreal and Quebec City) who has rekindled aninterest in his village (apparently, tourism was on the decline) withhis story-telling. He started as a tourist guide telling stories ofeveryday life in the village. He is now a folk-hero and the principal reason tourists visit thevillage...and is now a performer telling stories of life in hisvillage............take a listen (In French): _________________________________________________________________ Post free property ads on Yello Classifieds now! www.yello.in http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=220
