SPECIAL FEATURE | Three Kings Feast: An unbroken tradition

In Goa, Epiphany is celebrated in a unique way is a few villages – Cansaulim, Arrosim, Cuelim and Reis Magos, of which the first three villages are located in South Goa, while the last is in North Goa.

In this video, catch glimpses of the Feast of the Three Kings in Cansaulim as the enact the journey undertaken by the biblical magi as they travel to see the newborn, baby Jesus. Find out how the ‘kings’ are chosen, learn about their attire, their journey on horseback, the route and procession, the horses and crowns, blessings (with the crown and by passing under the horse), rituals, villagers and gaunkars, venues, the feast mass, the cross, and much more.

And then, as soon as the celebrations wind up, and before the sun sets, everyone packs up an departs from the scene, including the vendors at the fair. The internet abounds in stories about the famous chapel which is believed to be haunted, and where nobody sets foot after dark even at festival time. Discover all this and more in this video…