Culture of Goa

 This article is about the culture of natives of the Indian state of Goa. Goans are commonly said to be born with music and football in their blood. This is because football and music are deeply entrenched in Goan culture. Old Goa is considered to be the heart of Goan culture and religion. As per the 1851 census, Christians constituted 64.5% and Hindus 35.5% of the Goan population.[1] Within Goa, there has been a steady decline of Christianity due to Goan emigration, and a steady rise of Hinduism and Islam, due to non-Goan immigration. Conversion seems to play little role in the demographic change. As per the 2011 census, Hindus constituted 65%, Christians constituted 27% and Muslims constituted 6% within the state of Goa. Smaller minorities of about 0.1% each followed Sikhism, Buddhism, or Jainism. Goa has a history of communal harmony. The most popular celebrations in the Indian state of Goa are the Goa Carnival, (Konkani:Intruz), São João (Feast of John the Baptist)[2] Ganesh Ch...