CHOROTSAV

CHOROTSAV

The spring festival is something to be experienced in villages across the length. . Many villages are known for some unique feature of their own and are identified by these  festivals.The festival forms a chapter in the village’s history. The story revolves around some youths who were killed by the villagers as they were mistaken to be robbers (Chors), though no one knows the exact history of this age-old practice. The story goes that in the past, people commuted through the forest for work or to collect produce from nature’s bounty. They travelled from village to village from the foothills, climbing across the Western Ghats. During one such daily routine, youths from a neighbouring village who were suspected to have commited robbery were killed. The distraught families of the youth, in search of their loved ones, learn of the tragic fate that had befallen them. Amongst the many festivals and  Chor utsav,  Holi in other parts of the country, is one that spreads joy to the villagers , in Valpoi Yet another place known for this festival is  in Savordem The spring festival is something to be experienced in villages across the length and breadth of Goa. The festival forms a chapter in the village’s history. The story revolves around some youths who were killed by the villagers as they were mistaken to be robbers (Chors), though no one knows the exact history of this age-old practice. The story goes that in the past, people commuted through the forest for work or to collect produce from nature’s bounty. They travelled from village to village from the foothills, climbing across the Western Ghats. During one such daily routine, youths from a neighbouring village who were suspected to have commited robbery were killed. The distraught families of the youth, in search of their loved ones, learn of the tragic fate that had befallen them. It is the time of year when villagers settled elsewhere return to their roots to participate in the festive season.Chor utsav is celebrated after holi.people dress with coconut leafes  and put kajol to their face