Sao Joao and the folklore of wells
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Wells are linked to life and death, and appreciated in India where so many dry areas survive through wells, whose waters seem increasingly scarce.
Revellers decorated with a copel (headgear) jumped in the well by maintaining a safe distance during the traditional Sao Joao celebrations at Arpora in North Goa.
Sao Joao was subdued in Goa this year. Because of Covid everyone had to tone down the Feast of St. John the Baptist which Goa uniquely celebrates with people jumping into wells and other freshwater sources. People just made the flower crowns called kopels and did some local splashing.
it comes down the main pipe. this is buried under that street. which leads to the community reservoir. the water comes straight to their door. the water is clean, pure and safe. when a child is born, the mother will perform water worship at a local well. these people understand how important water is, so we educate them about the system. translator: because the rainwater is clean, now the children don t get sick. when we use the cultural bonds, the communities embrace the system and then everyone takes pride in it. having water has unburdened the women.
collected on rooftops and runs through gutters and pipes and it is divided into two parts. one part for the homeowner and another part for the community. it comes down the main pipe. of which is buried under the street. which leads to the community veve reservoir. the water comes straight to their door. the water is clean, pure and safe. when a child is born, the mother will perform water worship at a local well. these people understand how important water is, so we educate them about the system. translator: because the rainwater is clean, now the children don t get sick. when we use the cultural