The Department of Art & Culture had organised State level Crib Competition during Christmas in two categories i.e. A Institution/ Group & B) Individual/ Household as a part of promotion and preservation of this age old tradition of crib making in Goa. In Institution/ Group category total 15 groups and in Individual/ Household category total 40 individuals participated. A panel of three jury members comprising of, Mr. Julio D’souza, Mr. Sachin Naik and Smt. Sonia Rodrigues Sabarwal judged the competition. The result of State level Crib Competition – 2023 of both categories is as follows:
Institution/ Group Catogory: First prize – Our Lady of Hope, Candolim, Bardez – Goa, Second prize – Orlim United Boys, Dessonaik Orlim, Salcete – Goa, Third prize – Shining Stars, Dulape, Verna, Salcete – Goa, Fourth prize – Vaddy Boys, Fonsa Bhatt, Vaddy, Merces, Tiswadi – Goa, Fifth prize – St. Frances of Assisi Friary, Capuchin Farm House, Ordho Fond, Canacona – Goa, Five Consolation prizes and certificate – Group of Poriebhatt (Ward III), Alna, Verna, Salcete – Goa, Holy Cross Universal, Moll Khandepar, Usgao, Ponda – Goa, Mae De Deus Chapel, Gaunsavaddo, Siolim, Bardez – Goa, Bibengal United, Bibengal, Ambaulim, Quepem – Goa and Holly Cross Molar Boys, Khursa Bhat, Velim, Salcete – Goa.
Individual / Household Catogory: First prize Mr. Richard Caldeira, Alto Santa Cruz, Ponda – Goa, Second prize Mr. Francis Xavier D’souza, Marna, Siolim, Bardez – Goa, Third prize Smt. Abeleena Oliveira E. Luiz, Damon West, Raia, Salcete – Goa, Fourth prize Mr. Ladisalau A Roncon, New Green Land colony, Panaji – Goa, Fifth prize Master Cain Fernandes, Gandaulim waddo, Colva, Salcete – Goa, Five Conolation prizes & certificate – Mr. Mariano Rodrigues, Murmuse, Tuem, Pernem – Goa, Mr. Duane Angelo Pereira, Gaunsavaddo, Mapusa, Bardez – Goa, Mr. Anson Menezes, Opa Khandepar, Ponda – Goa, Master Sanio Noronha, Vidhya Nagar, Fatorda, Margao – Goa and Mr. Seby Afonso, Bairo Palmar, St. Estevam, Tiswadi – Goa.
