In Goa there are celebrations galore. Let me start with a christening ceremony followed by a lunch or dinner. Then there are special birthdays like the 1st, 16th, 21st, 50th, 60th,70th, 75th, and in between there are the usual annual birthdays which need to be attended to .The First Holy Communion, the Confirmation ceremony followed by the usual feasting not no mention weddings practically almost every weekend affairs. Wedding anniversaries like 10th, 20th, Silver Wedding Anniv. Golden Wedd. Anniv. . Funerals have to be attended to followed by the 10th day Mass, months mind, First Death Anniv. and so on. One can imagine the plight of a Goan worker in Goa. He has to faithfully fulfil all the social obligations by attending the social events of his many friends , relatives and neighbours,for which he has to ask for leave of absence and more often than not unpaid leave from his place of work. A Goan catholic worker in Mumbai, Gulf, and on board of ships has no such social obligations to be performed during the working hours. Is it any wonder he is so much more efficient away from Goa than in his own homeland ?
