Answer the following question in about 80 words:

How is a baker important to the Goan people?

Baker is important to the Goan people because they carry the age old tradition of the Portugese of baking bread. The bakers were known as paders and carried bread in the traditional baker’s bamboo from house to house. For the children, the baker was a friend and companion. The baker’s cakes are also important for village celebrations like Christmas. Marriage gifts were considered incomplete without the sweet bread. Bakers had become essential part of Goan life.