Editing Carnival (section)

====India====
[[File:Carnival Goa circa 1980s or 1990s.jpg|thumb|Panaji locals participating at the [[Carnival in Goa|Goan Carnival]], India, late 20th century]]
[[File:Goa Carnival.jpg|thumb|right|Foreign tourist revellers at the modern Goan Carnival, India, 2005]]
In India, Carnival is celebrated only in the state of [[Goa]] and was originally a local Roman Catholic tradition known as '''Intruz''' which means "swindler" in [[Konkani language|Konkani]] while ''Entrudo'' is the appropriate word in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for "Carnival". The present commercial version of the Goan carnival ([[King Momo]], floats, etc.) was created based on the [[Rio Carnival]] only in the 1960s as a means of attracting tourism.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/The-dawn-of-Viva-Carnaval-in-Goa/143320.html
|title=The dawn of Viva Carnaval in Goa
|date=1 March 2019
|accessdate=2 June 2021
|newspaper=[[O Heraldo]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404155031/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/The-dawn-of-Viva-Carnaval-in-Goa/143320.html
|archive-date=4 April 2019
}}</ref> The largest celebration takes place in the capital [[Panaji]]. The commercial Carnival festivities occur during the three days and nights preceding Ash Wednesday. Sixtus Eric Dias from Candolim was the King Momo for the Carnival 2021. All-night parades occur throughout the state with bands, dances, and floats. Grand balls are held in the evenings.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.navhindtimes.in/ilive/official-festival-goa-Carnival |title=The official festival of Goa, Carnival |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307152611/http://www.navhindtimes.in/ilive/official-festival-goa-carnival |archive-date=7 March 2011 |date=5 March 2011 |work=[[The Navhind Times]]}}</ref>