Mar 20, 2019 · More on Phagwa in Trinidad Here’s what writer Pat Ganase had to say in our sister magazine, Caribbean Beat: Phagwa, or Holi, in Trinidad usually follows on the heels of Carnival. It is a festival of Hindu origin brought by the Indian indentured workers. Like Carnival, it is a communal joyous transformation in which participants release inhibitions — Phagwa has been called the “Indian ...

Mar 6, 2023 · By Karishma Nanhu, Heritage Preservation and Research Officer Imagine a festival with lively music where a crowd of people doused in bright colourful liquids and powders are enjoying themselves, you might be thinking of a fete—like Soaka. But long before there was Soaka, there was Phagwa. Here are a few things that you may not know about Phagwa: Phagwa, also known as Holi, was introduced to ...

In Trinidad and Tobago, the beginning of the Indian spring and the Hindu New Year is celebrated with a festival called Phagwa.

Mar 28, 2021 · Holi, or Phagwah as it is commonly called, is an annual Hindu Festival of Colours celebrating the arrival of spring. This festival was brought to Guyana by our East Indian fore-parents who first came to Guyana some 183 years ago. Since these immigrants were the main labour force in the sugar industry which was the […]

Mar 8, 2012 · By Parmanand Sukhu J.P. Phagwah is one of the most ancient, joyous and colorful festivals of the Hindu calendar. This festival was brought down from Indian in 1838, by Indian Indentured Immigrants. Holi is celebrated forty days from the planting of Holika (Castor Oil tree). The burning of Holika takes place on the […]

Mar 6, 2023 · In Trinidad and Tobago, the Hindu festival of Phagwa, also known as Holi, is widely observed, especially by members of the Indian diaspora...

Photograph: Courtesy MacLean Publishing Limited and Noel Norton Written by Geoffrey MacLean The observance of Phagwa, or Holi, as we also call it, was introduced to Trinidad by indentured East Indian labourers around 1845. This is a spring festival that takes place during the months of March and April. It is primarily a Hindu festival, but as …

Pagwa may refer to: Pagwa (festival), an Indian spring festival Pagwa River, Ontario, a community in Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada RCAF Station Pagwa, a former Royal Canadian Air Force station near Pagwa River Pagwa (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1923 to 1924, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels

Mar 7, 2023 · Brought to the Caribbean by our East-Indian Hindu ancestors is Holi, or Phagwah as it’s commonly called. Phagwah is the Hindu Festival of Colours celebrating the arrival of Spring. The festival also signifies the triumph of good over evil, a bountiful harvest and fertility.

Read about Phagwa in Trinidad and Tobago in 2026. Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology