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The bride always wears a western-style virgin-white wedding gown. Contemporary Goan Catholics typically have a White wedding. The bridal entourage usually consists of the Maid of Honour, Bridesmaids, Best man and Groomsmen. Ballroom dancing and live western-style band music are an integral part of a Goan Catholic wedding reception.
In the past, Goan Catholic women wore a hol, a white sheet over their saris, while going to Church. [113] [114] In the early period of Portuguese rule, Goan Catholic women were married in whites saris (hol) and changed into a red dress or sari, known as saddo, at home. [115] Women of the upper strata wore the Fota-Kimao after the Church ceremony.
1.1 Catholic spiritual terms with Latin origins. ... 8 Further reading. ... Sung Mass/Extraordinary Mass Santa Cruz
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It was necessary for Catholic missionaries to learn the local Konkani language in order to carry out evangelic activities. Hence, during the 16th and 18th century, Catholic missionaries and priests contributed a lot for Goan Catholic literature by composing and publishing books in Konkani, as manual of devotion for converts. [2] [3]
There are organised choirs in most Catholic churches. A notable choir from Goa is the all-male seminarians' Santa Cecilia Choir (Coro di Santa Cecilia), part of the over 400 year old Rachol seminary (Seminário de Rachol) of Goa. The choir has also been known to use a 16th-century restored pipe organ for its concerts. [citation needed]
Konkani in the Roman script, commonly known as Roman Konkani or Romi Konknni (Goan Konkani: रोमी कोंक्णी, Rōmī Kōṅkṇī) refers to the writing of the Konkani language in the Roman script. While Konkani is written in five different scripts altogether, Roman Konkani is widely used. Roman Konkani is known to be the ...
Over 75 Goan composers, including priests and lay people participated in composing music for the hymns in this book. [1] A major contributor to the hymnal was Fr. Vasco do Rego SJ, who wrote many of the hymns. [2] [3] Gaionancho Jhelo originated as a booklet of hymns that Fr. Rego began composing in 1963.