{"id":13946,"date":"2024-06-14T15:50:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13946"},"modified":"2024-06-14T15:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:50:59","slug":"goa-celebrates-sao-joao-festival-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/goa-celebrates-sao-joao-festival-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Goa celebrates Sao Joao festival 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The people of<strong>Goa<\/strong>has celebrated the<strong>Sao Joao festival,<\/strong>the feast of<strong>St John the Baptist<\/strong>with traditional enthusiasm after a two-year coronavirus-induced gap. The festival is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, who baptised Lord Jesus on the river of Jordan and is celebrated at the onset of monsoon. Siolim, a village in North Goa, hosts a traditional canoe parade on the occasion of Sao Joao.<\/p>\n<p>A large number of people participated in the boat parade in Siolim village of Goas Bardez taluka, marking the beginnng of revelry in the Sao Joao festival. Traditionally, people jump into the well but since the wells are fast disappearing, people prefer to celebrate it in swimming pools. 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