The feast of Saint Bartholomew will be celebrated on 28th August 2011 this year in Betalbatim. It is quite a sight to see the fair that is setup previous evening. Small school children especially girls make small flowers of creape paper and wake up early and greet the people attending first mass with those flowers.
The feastivity has dimmed a bit as far as the decorations in the church are concerned, but the traditional triangular streamers along the procession route brighten the feastive look with the lush green fields nearby provide an excellent backdrop.
After the mass the villagers move into the stall area to play games and buy toys, eats etc. Girls and boys greet each other and buy gifts for each other. Stalls of traditional sweets like laddo, kadhi - bodhi, kajim, grams are bought which are then served at home after lunch to guests and relatives who get invited for the feast.
The feastivity has dimmed a bit as far as the decorations in the church are concerned, but the traditional triangular streamers along the procession route brighten the feastive look with the lush green fields nearby provide an excellent backdrop.
After the mass the villagers move into the stall area to play games and buy toys, eats etc. Girls and boys greet each other and buy gifts for each other. Stalls of traditional sweets like laddo, kadhi - bodhi, kajim, grams are bought which are then served at home after lunch to guests and relatives who get invited for the feast.
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