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By Jackson Dias On 14th February, as everybody knows, we celebrate the feast of Saint Valentine. Yes, but which Saint Valentine? There’s not just one, but four of them, three Italians and one Spaniard. As for which of the four is supposed to be the patron saint of people who are in love, it’s a mystery. But the biggest mystery is why any saint, however romantic or sentimental, should protect young and not-so-young lovers. The most famous saint Valentine was from Terni, in the Umbra region of Italy. He was Bishop of the city, but on 14th Feb. 273 AD, he was executed (by decapitation) in Rome during the Emperor Aurelian’s persecution of Christians. The second saint, Valentine also had his head cut off, again in Rome and again on 14th Feb but this time no one is sure of the year. We only know that this Valentine was a priest and that his execution was ordered by the Emperor Claudius around the year 350 AD. The third was buried in a small village named after him, in the province of Salerno...

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by Jackson Dias This island is a God-gifted piece of paradise and a product of the hard work and intellect of 21 vangodds (clans) who call this place home. In the mid-40s, almost the entire population of around 4,000 living on this island were involved in agriculture and more than 10,000 square meters of land was under cultivation. Since Jua has many low-lying areas, during monsoon, paddy would be cultivated and as soon as this crop was harvested, vegetables would be planted in the fields. The ladyfinger vegetable from Jua is famed; they not only possess a unique taste relished all over Goa, but they grow pretty long and are used in preparations of different types of dishes including the stuffed ladyfingers. The other distinctive feature of ladyfingers from Sto. Estevam is that they have seven ridges thus giving them more girth. In fact, the Sto. Estevam ladyfingers are locally known as Sat Xirancho Bhenddo (of seven ridges). It is believed that the unique soil of the area, especially ...