A Visit To Calangute During Festival

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Calangute is a small beach town situated amidst the heart of the Indian state Goa which has turned into a big tourist ground over the years for the tourism industry of Goa. Also known as Kohlongutt in Konkani, Calangute offers a perfect holiday for tourists with its charming beaches and natural beauty. Calangute is popularly recognized as one of the most commercialized beach in Goa and is flourished with tourists from all corners of the world throughout the whole year. The name Kohlongutt carries the lineage of its invasion by the Portuguese. There are many stories linked to the history of Calangute which adds a romantic and mystic element to this small beach town.

Referred as the Queen of Beaches, Calangute is a four mile long beach that lies between Candolim and Baga. This is the heart of Calangute. Accomplished with varied cuisines, entertainment, wide accommodation options and spectacular shopping experience makes Calangute a delightful outing for the tourists. The main attraction of the beach town is the Calangute beach which attracts its visitors with end number of colorful activities and sports around the beach. ...
... There are many tourists spots of Calangute and the most popular and frequented of them are: The church of St. Alex, Kerkar Art complex and the Tinto market. While the church beholds the ancient architecture of Goa and Kerka Art complex stands for its famous art and craft exhibitions, the Tinto market offers the tourist an amazing experience of shopping.

Calangute is flocked by visitors throughout every season of the year but during the festival time there is a huge amount of tourist flourishing to the beach town. Also a visit to Calangute during festival allows the tourists to enjoy the colorful festivals of Goan culture along with the town’s natural bounty. The major festivals of Calangute are: Christmas, Good Friday, St. Xavier's Feast, Feast of the Three Kings, and the Margao Feast.

All these festivals are celebrated by the natives and tourists with great excitement and pomp. As the majority of the natives are Christians therefore Calangute festivals are mostly Christian. But people irrespective of caste and religion celebrate these festivals with the spirit of harmony and merriment. The most important Calangute festival Christmas is celebrated grandly and added with the New Year celebration and thus tourists experience a grand celebration throughout the last days of every year. Thus, a visit to Calangute during festival allows tourists to enjoy the festive flavors of the beach town.

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