Goans celebrate this Catholic festival, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, with colorful boat races and other merriment. Young men jump into wells and other water sources to retrieve gifts deposited there by villagers.
Sao Joao Festival

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Goans celebrate this Catholic festival, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, with colorful boat races and other merriment. Young men jump into wells and other water sources to retrieve gifts deposited there by villagers.
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