Let me take you too a interesting and colorful festival from India which is called\u00a0Shigmo.<\/p>\n
Shigmo (\u0936\u093f\u0917\u092e\u094b) is a spring (\u0935\u0938\u0902\u0924<\/span> – Vasant) festival celebrated in the Indian state of Goa and the neighboring states. It is also known as Shigmotsav or the harvest festival (\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930 – Tyohaar)<\/span> and is celebrated annually (\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937<\/span> – Prativarsh) during the Phalgun month (March according to Gregorian Calendar) which is the last month (\u092e\u0939\u0940\u0928\u093e<\/span> – Mahina) according to the Hindu calendar. It is also celebrated by Konkani diaspora and the festival of Holi is part of it.<\/p>\n Celebration (\u0938\u092e\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0939 – Samaaroh) includes public parades which showcase\u00a0colorful floats\u00a0depicting scenes from regional mythology and religious scenes as well as traditional folk and street dances. Meanwhile, Shigmo festivals has two variants: Dhakto Shigmo (“small Shigmo”) and Vhadlo Shigmo (“big Shigmo”). Dhakto Shigmo is generally celebrated by farmers (\u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928<\/span> – Kisaan), the labor class and the rural population (\u091c\u0928\u0938\u0902\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e<\/span> – Jansankhya) and celebration usually include folk songs and folk dances (\u0928\u0943\u0924\u094d\u092f<\/span> – Nrtya), while Vhadlo Shigmo is of greater significance (\u092e\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0935<\/span> – Mahatv) and is celebrated by everyone together and celebrated at the temples which attract a large number of devotees (\u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924<\/span> – Bhakt) and tourists (\u092a\u0930\u094d\u092f\u091f\u0915<\/span> – Paryatak).<\/p>\n