Talk:Cochin Carnival

Fake History of Fake Carnival
New Year's Eve was not a "major festival" for the Portuguese in Cochin during the 1500s to 1600s. Portuguese festivals of that time period were all Catholic religious feasts. The Christian carnival celebrations worldwide are held in the few days before Ash Wednesday, in order to use up household reserves of foods that are not permitted during Lent (e.g. eggs). This secular Cochin carnival in December has absolutely nothing to do with the Catholic Portuguese colonial rule, it is a commercial event created by native Malayalis in the 1980s to attract tourists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2402:3A80:18C4:A0CA:9DDD:7A91:F908:EFD5 (talk) 06:19, 23 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Papanhi is also unrelated to the Portuguese. The Portuguese word for an old man is "velhote", for grandfather the word is "avô" or "vovô".1.39.31.31 (talk) 01:07, 1 December 2021 (UTC)