How Goa crib-hopped in smaller numbers in 2020, but without losing its spirit and thrust on social dialogue Across the state, people came together to create life-size Nativity scenes in cribs that were often themed on social issues. In the pandemic, the number of crib-hoppers may have reduced, but the sentiment remained unchanged. Joanna Lobo January 10, 2021 14:06:21 IST A crib in Goa. All images procured by the author.
The hill plays the perfect backdrop. Down its side cascades a waterfall in cloth, leading to a green pasture. The grass is real, the sheep are cotton clouds, like cartoon characters with round eyes. Over boulders and scraggy rocks are mud huts and castles with little pathways; round the bend is a life-size carpentry workshop with women busy at work. At the end of the tableau is a crowded manger with a hen laying eggs, and two figures look
Did you know Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas Christmas 2020 card featured their dogs Diana, Panda & Gino?
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas never leave a chance to shower love on their pets. We have got the perfect example to prove the same. Written By
Swetlana Neog 929651 reads Mumbai Updated: January 6, 2021 06:00 pm Did you know Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas Christmas 2020 card featured their dogs Diana, Panda & Gino?
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas are known to be avid pet lovers and what better than their social media timelines to prove the same! Both of them are the proud owners of not one but three pet dogs namely Diana, Gino, and Panda. The best part is that the furry friends often accompany the two actors to their workplaces. For instance, Priyanka took Diana with her when she went to Germany a few months ago for her shooting schedule.
Seeing Christmas through the eyes of a child is wonderful thing. The Christmas story has angels and special stars; kings who bring lavish gifts; donkeys, shepherds with their sheep; and of course a young couple who rejoice at the birth of their first baby – a boy named Jesus.
This story has for centuries been told throughout the world at Christmas. For many people it is a story of good news, faith, hope, and joy.
However, this childlike understanding of the story has little to do with history. The actual narrative of Christmas is far more revolutionary and liberating. Read in this way, the story calls into question some of the patriarchal and consumerist aspects of many contemporary African Christian beliefs.