CHRISTIAN FESTIVALS IN GOA
Almost every town and city in Goa has a church, which signifies that Christians here form the second largest majority after Hindus. The Christians in Goa celebrate their festivals with much splendor and delight and are worth a watch. Some major festivals celebrated by the Christians in Goa are Christmas, Good Friday, St. Xavier's Feast, Feast of the Three Kings, Bonderam and the Margao Feast.

Christmas
Christmas, like anywhere else in the world, is celebrated in Goa too as the birthday of Jesus Christ with traditional joy and festivity. Come December 25th and the markets are all decorated with glitter and streamers and people cloaked as Santa stalk customers with gifts in the big cities. Children in particular enjoy this day and look forward to receiving gifts. Beautifully adorned and dazzling Christmas trees, light up the city of Goa.
 

Good Friday
Every genuine Catholic in Goa celebrates Good Friday with much devotion and enthusiasm. The Christians decorate their houses beautifully and the celebrations usually go on till Easter Sunday. The churches of Goa are beautifully decorated and all devout Christians visit the churches and take part in the celebrations.

St. Xavier's Feast
St. Francis Xavier was considered to be a great catholic missionary and was famous for bringing Christianity to Asia. He was born in Spain on 7th of April 1506. He came with the Portuguese Viceroy of Goa in 1543, and right away commenced on the task of preaching the teachings of Jesus Christ. To honor his death, ceremonies are performed on 3rd December every year, as this is the day he was put to rest. This day is marked with elaborate feasting all over Goa and many fairs are organized here and there.

How to Reach :
By Air: Almost all airlines like Air India, Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Air Sahara, Spice Jet, Air Deccan, Kingfisher Airlines connect Dabolim Airport of the state Sometimes even chartered flights are operated directly to and from Goa.
By Rail: The main Railway Station is Madgaon. Along with this, other railway stations like Vasco-da-Gama, Tivim and Karmali are well connected by trains with the rest of the country.
By Road: National Highways 4A, 17, 17A, and State Highways run through the state. Major cities of Goa are connected to major cities of India.

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