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Late Agapito Coutinho a famous son of St Mathias, Divar. A cultural icon who famously dressed up as Santa Claus for many years around Goa at festivals, hotels, etc also always supported both the Bonderam's on Divar Island wearing exotic costumes. He was also a president of St Mathias Sports Club for a few years and initiated my changes.

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An ex Guirim boy Felix but known locally as Tattu is a multifaceted person. He is credited in bringing hockey to the Island of Divar with his friends in the early 70's and in later years he has been culturally active be it at carnival or Bonderam. Today he can be seen at the Divar Tinto doing brisk business with a smile.

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Late Bishop Mathias Fernandes was born in St Mathias, Divar Island on the 4th November 1917. He was ordained as a priest on the26th October 1944, and later a Bishop on the 3rd of February in 1964. He was responsible in opening many educational institutions and was a revered figure in his village of St Mathias, Divar and Mysore, now Karnataka. He passed away on the 9th May 1985.

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The Festival of goan Cashews was celebrated in Arao, Pomburpa. There was a live demonstration of the distillation of the cashew juice into alcohol, also Cashew apples were served with a dash of local salt and old games of cashew seeds were played.

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Socorro socio art and cultural association, Porvorim in the forefront of making a difference and doing things differently, with elders sharing skills, and investing in the young. Read an article by Dolcy D'cruz in the oHeraldo.

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The only festival in the Goan world which serves free food, free snacks, free entertainment, free parking and free entrance for all and anyone in Goa and the world can attend.

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The Goan write up on the Patoienchem Fest to be held in Socorro, Goa on 15th August 2017.

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This over fifty year old jackfruit tree has in recent years been giving us a bumper harvest. Our friends and neighbours are astonished to see so many jackfruits. My theory is that this tree loves to rock, as our FM Radio is on all day near this tree. I have no other explanation as we do not water it or put any manure etc.

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