Despite centuries of alien occupation, Goa’s cultural traditions have displayed amazing resilience. The Portuguese influence and local strains have created a cultural mix that is different from the rest of India.
Goan folk music and dances have a lively rhythm. The musical accompaniment for both folk songs and the folk dances is provided by a diversity of musical instruments like ghumot, dhol, cymbal, flute, harmonium, violin, mandolin, guitar, sitar and may others. Music has the focus at all major social events – fairs, feasts, dances, and marriages.
Music and dance form the very fiber of rural Goa. Traditional dances like Dhalo, Kinbi, Dekhni, Fugdi, Coridinho, Mando, Ghodemodni, Dhangar, Lampdance, and many others display the vibrant and lively culture of Goa.
Performing art forms like Zagor, Khell. Tiatr, Dashavatari kalo, Veerbhadra, and Mussallam Khel also show the diversity of the cultural influences which makes Goan culture so distinctive and unique.
Overall Goans are hospitable people with the majority of the local population speaking English, guests/visitors to this beautiful state will certainly feel at home.
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