Mangalore, Feb 3: Old traditions of making a mat using coconut frond, peeling arecanuts using a stand mounted sickle and grating coconuts on stand mounted graters took parishioners of Holy Cross Church, Cordel, Kulshekar, here on a trip down memory lane.
The occasion was Cordel Kela Yaad 2014 organized by Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM), Cordel unit, on Sunday. Items of daily use from the past, which was on display, added to the mood.
The Cordel Kela Yaad 2014 was organized with the idea of giving a push to tradition of old games and activities. The parishioners participated in this unique event with great gusto. Adding a touch of tradition to this event was a prayer song which Valerian D'Souza and his team rendered by playing the Konkani traditional instrument - Gumta. This musical start set the tone for the rest of the competitions and events that followed.
A Sadanand Shetty, chairman of Shree Devi Group of Institutions, inaugurated Cordel Kela Yaad 2014 by breaking the coconut to symbolize the customary way of getting auspicious events off to start as per Konkani traditions. Sadananda Shetty hailed the move by the Cordel parish in organizing the event as truly commendable. He said the parishioners are trying to keep the traditional games and activities alive in present day society.
Parish vicar Valerian Pinto, who presided over the events, said, "One of the cultural event in our Tulunadu is Aatida Onji Dina and Cordel Kela Yaad 2014 is similar to this cultural tradition of the land. It is an event to sustain the culture and nurture the kinds of games our elders used to play."
Assistant priests Fr Rohan and Fr Vishal; parish vice president, Praveen Patro, secretary, Michael D'Souza and others were present.
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