Girls in white dresses sit quietly on benches, hands in their laps. Boys, in white tees and trousers, will be boys, running around the compound. It is a Saturday in early March. For a few moments, you may be lulled into believing that they have come to some special Saturday classes. But the excitement and laughter belie any idea of school; and after all the singing and swaying, the children soon bubble over into wild and uncontrolled glee as they duck and run, squirting the purple liquid known as abeer at each other.
The white garments become a canvas for spots and splashes of reddish purple. By the end of the morning, they are pouring the liquid over their own heads, squelching and dripping as they continue to run at anyone who may be still unpainted.
But it could be a small village somewhere in India too. Phagwa, or Holi, is an Indian spring celebration. When the boy refused, the king sent for his sister Holika, a witch, to take her nephew into a sacrificial fire.
The fire consumed Holika and spared Prahalad. The people who witnessed the miracle embraced Prahalad and took the ashes of Holika Holi and scattered them on each other. This tradition is kept alive by the descendants of indentured Indians in Trinidad and Guyana; their whose observances of Phagwa assume as many forms as in the villages of India. Coloured powders, like ashes, are thrown.
In Guyana, buckets of water or mud are hurled at each other in the street. Trinidad and Tobago will stand out in the world in recognising Holi as a national holiday. Our neighbours in Guyana and Suriname have already made Phagwa a public holiday. Let us follow suit. Belatedly the Prime Minister acknowledges that any money spent on Atlantic Train 1 is a monu…. According to the Report of the Cabinet Sub-Committee appointed to review the operations of t…. With heightened international awareness of the issues relating to hazardous chemicals and waste, ozone depletion and biodiversity conservation, there has been increased global action to address these issues.
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A leopard does not change its spots. Steel pan bands play their composition of choice on the Savannah stage as they compete for the prestigious first prize. The finals take place on Carnival Saturday. There are also traditional mas parades in St James outside the Amphitheatre, Western Main Rd ; check the press for dates and timings.
Calypsonians go all-out with theatrical presentations of their compositions, while the sheer size of the King and Queen costumes, and the skill, sequins and special effects expended makes an amazing spectacle.
Wear as little as possible no jewellery , join an organized band and expect to be covered in mud, paint, chocolate or even oil. The full display of all the costumes. Starts 7am. Note that the Monday and Tuesday of Carnival as well as Ash Wednesday are also observed as public holidays. The dates of Hindu and Muslim festivals vary according to phases of the moon and other astronomical observations.
When a public holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the Monday, and when two holidays fall on the same date the following day is also given.
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November Hosay This religious festival changes date every year according to the Islamic calendar, and is occasionally staged twice annually. December Parang season A tradition of nativity songs sung in Spanish with a mix of French patois dating from colonial days; performed by Parang groups Oct—Dec in bars, nightclubs and door to door, filling the streets with rich, haunting music.
Panorama Steel pan bands play their composition of choice on the Savannah stage as they compete for the prestigious first prize.
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