St . John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist I woke up to a blasting sound on the 24 th June . The sound was coming from the streets outside my window. There was a lot of commotion going on and I was wondering what it was about. Annoyed I looked out of the window and saw some celebrations going on. I enquired what was going on, and the reason why it was happening. It was the feast of San Joao ( or St. John the Baptist). The celebrations had already started for the day. The chapel was near my house in Goa and the procession was going towards the chapel. As the procession went towards the chapel I thought about St John the Baptist. M, Many of the people who were celebrating this great saint did not know much about him. They celebrated the feast as it was a matter of custom and a source of enjoyment, with a lot of fun and frolic happening.