Shigmo

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Shigmo is a spring harvest and Holi-related folk festival celebrated with vibrant processions, traditional dances, and music in Goa and the Konkan region of India.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Holi-related festival
festival
folk festival
harvest festival
spring festival
associatedWith agricultural cycle
community celebration
celebratedIn Goa
India
Konkan region
country India
culturalSignificance important Konkan festival
major Goan festival
followsCalendar Hindu lunar calendar
hasActivity folk music
traditional dances
vibrant processions
hasArtForm folk dance
folk music performance
folk theatre
hasCulturalAspect Goan folk culture
Konkan folk culture
hasElement drumming
floats
folk songs
ritual performances
street parades
traditional costumes
hasPurpose celebration of harvest
religious observance
social gathering
hasSeason spring
hasTheme harvest
spring
victory of good over evil
hasType rural Shigmo
urban Shigmo
languageContext Konkani
performedBy local communities in Goa
village troupes
region West India
relatedTo Holi
religion Hinduism
timeOfYear around March
around the full moon of Phalguna

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Konkan
Panaji
hasFestival

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