Chinchinim’s Carnival parade showcased its rich agrarian traditions. A few days earlier, Batachem (rice) Fest celebrated the farm revival in the village. The village was regarded as a granary of priests, seamen, footballers, tiatrists, and musicians. One of the floats portrayed the fish, fruit, and vegetable market. The fest curated by Goencho Festakar, Marius Fernandes, in his 97th such initiative, was meant to inspire the next generation to protect Goa’S heritage. The fast-disappearing golden jackals still howl in the Sal river’s eastern bank, where the village once had six chapels under its Our Lady of Hope Church. They were parishes in their own right, now, Sarzora and Dramapur have been elevated as churches, and the village has a large population of seafarers, says Kennedy Pereira, a civil engineer. “There were instances where even all six brothers in a family were tarvottis,” Pereira said.