'Jezu Nozrem' or 'Jez-nodrem' feast celebrated today at Siridao Chapel on 12th April 2015
What is 'Jez-nozrem'?
Well, I think, it has come (corruption) from Portuguese ' Jezu de Nazaré ' (Jesus of Nazareth).
Goa was ruled by Portuguese for about 450 years or until Dec 19, 1961).
Siridao or Shirdon or Xirdona was basically a Konkani speaking fisher folk village
At first, it must have started with 'Jez-Nazre' shorten for 'Jezu de Nazaré ' followed by 'Jez-Nozre' and 'Jez-Nozrem' and then it sounded like 'nodrem' replacing Z with D.
My mother from Salcette said 'Jez-nodrem'. Many still say so.
The popular feast always celebrated on the second Sunday of Easter.
The feast also known as 'Pejechem Fest' where traditionally Pez or Canji (Rice gruel)
is served to all free of cost. (see over 25 pics below). PEZ was one of the 3 main meals of most Goans, usually had around 10.30am, lunch around 1.30pm and dinner around 9.30pm. My house being closer to my school, I even came home during interval for pez. We had Ceramic bowls Kanxe or brass vattli (plate)
Bowl or maittul or mattul and Pickle or Miskutt one has to buy from the vendors at feast fair.
Usually cost Rs.40/50 & 20 respectively.
Some seen carrying their own steel bowls, kitli, tiffins, plastic bowls, containers or alluminium bowls
Many even carry it (Pez) back home for others.. read more of pez preparation with pics below
This feast always reminds me of my mother who never missed the 'Pejechem Fest'
I asked her once what's the difference bwtween the 'Pez' we always cook
at home and the one which is served ar Siridao feast?
She replied 'Deva Payamkoddchi pez' as in 'Deva vo Saibinni payamkoddche chonne'
According to her, the 'pez' had some medicinal value or cure.
The cost of PEZ, cooking and serving is borne by Dempos
The feast here is actually of Our Lady of Annunciation - See pic main altar but many may mistake it as feast of Jez-Nozrem (Jesus of Nazareth)
The Statue of Our Lady
Inside the Chapel there is this huge statue of Jesus of Nazareth (Feast signature Statue?, it even appear in the backdrop of the Feast make-shift altar - see pic)
Ecce Homo (Behold the Man)
This type of image is usually seen at many churches during lent on Palm Sunday.
Also seen as one of the 31 statues in the Goa-Velha Saints Procession or Pursanv.
Jesus of Nazareth (as brought before Pilate, Governor or pons Pilat)
Also seen as one of the 31 statues in the Goa-Velha Saints Procession or Pursanv.
Jesus of Nazareth (as brought before Pilate, Governor or pons Pilat)
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main altar also seen in the background
main altar also seen in the background
Main Altar (new, modified with face of God)
Chapel's main altar Our Lady of Annunciation
Angel Gabriel makes announcement to Virgin Mary that she is conceived by the Holy Spirit and soon be the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
This act of announcement is called Annunciation.
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Feast Mass, devotees, pandal etc
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I did not realise that this smart little fellow was watching me, I would have pictured him separately :-)
I did not realise that this smart little fellow was watching me, I would have pictured him separately :-)
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8 Priests concelebrated Feast Mass with Roland Mascarenhas as main celebrant,
Siridao Parish Priest, Rector Major Seminary Pilar, Fr. Agusto, Fr. Lawrence,
Fr. Domnic Alvares, Fr. Francis, Fr. Paxao
8 Priests concelebrated Feast Mass with Roland Mascarenhas as main celebrant,
Siridao Parish Priest, Rector Major Seminary Pilar, Fr. Agusto, Fr. Lawrence,
Fr. Domnic Alvares, Fr. Francis, Fr. Paxao
Priests
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See the signature image in the backdrop, as discussed.
See the signature image in the backdrop, as discussed.
Communion
Choir singing with Alberto Cabral, Rashmi Menezes etc
sisters, nuns
Q for veneration
Back view of the Chapel dome
Feast Presidents / Family / Festa Pirjent or pirzent
Cross
Procession, irmao, op mus, confrad red, Irmudade, pursanv
Festa Muzg, brass band with Mestri Cotta
Our Lady Statue, blessing, silver crown
The beach view
Presidents' entourage going to their respective homes after feast mass
with separate band
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New Image / Statue
Christ the King
Background is the siridao beach
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Festa Fozne
Gunpowder bombs, empty refillable shells
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Festa Fozne
Gunpowder bombs, empty refillable shells
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Festa Ainne
Bamboo fans
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Scented fans of herbal roots, herbs
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Scented fans of herbal roots, herbs
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Festa Chonne bhiknnam
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Kaddyo boddyo khajen sweet mart
Little fellow selling dos
Feri fair
PEZ Khanji Rice Gruel
Maittul, kodem, doulo, kitli, bowl
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Mattulam or clay bowl for sale (older pic)
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Mattulam or clay bowl for sale (older pic)
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Pickle toram xiro chepnne toram
People behind making pez
7 large copper pots (only 5/6 seen in pic) to cook pez. 8 people start at 1.30am and the pez is ready by 4.30am. Serving of PEZ starts 6am and then it goes non stop till stock last. This year, all pez finished at 12.28 noon.
The guy told me they use boiled or ukdde rice in Kullov, a unit of measurement volume sort of square box, see pic (I forgot the figure it could be 4-5 kullov), 1,500 litr of water (there were 3 tanks of 500 ltrs each). Pic Kullov https://flic.kr/p/bL6cMPez is complimentary (Courtesy Dempo), you bring your own bowls or kanso or maittul. Clay bowls or mattul available for sale in the feast fair. Saw people bringing in Marmitt, steel bowls, Kitli etc from home. Pickle portion also available for sale Rs.20 and Mattul Rs.40-50 each
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Copper pots, water tanks
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7 pots are seen in this pic
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Sausages, sorpotel cheuris pao
Rs.40
Rs.40
Cheurisam
Tiatr at Siridao
Main Road Bus Stop NH17
Feast Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMQS9_jFvyU
Next year's Feast Presidents are:
Baptist Marques, Alvito Fernandes, Manuel Vincente D'Souza,
Antonio D'Souza, Ruzar Marques, Justian Po
Substitute: Andre Cardozo and Antonio F Pires
Visit here for 2011 Feast pics and Video
http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2011/05/jezu-nozrem-feast-at-siridao-goa.html
