Holi / Pagwah !

Regional names, rituals and celebrations[color=rgb(85, 85, 85)][[/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]edit[/color][color=rgb(85, 85, 85)]][/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)][size=14px]Holi ([/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Hindi[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]: होली, [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Nepali[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]: होली, [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Punjabi[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]: ਹੋਲੀ) is also known as Phakuwa or Phagwah ([/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Assamese[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]: ফাকুৱা), Festival of Colours, or Doḷajātrain [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Odisha[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)], and as Dol Jatra ([/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Assamese[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]: দ’ল যাত্ৰা) or Basantotsav ("spring festival") in [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]West Bengal[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)] and [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Assam[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]. The customs and celebrations vary between regions of India.[/size][/color]
[color=rgb(37, 37, 37)][/size][size=14px]Holi is of particular significance in the [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Braj[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)] region, which includes locations traditionally associated with the [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Lord Krishna[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]: [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Mathura[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)], [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Vrindavan[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)],[/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)], and [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Barsana[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)], which become touristic during the season of Holi.[/size][size=1px][/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)][25][/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)][/size][/color]
[color=rgb(37, 37, 37)][/size][size=14px]Outside India, Holi is observed by the minority Hindus in [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Bangladesh[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)] and [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Pakistan[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)] as well in countries with large Indian subcontinent[/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]diaspora[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)] populations such as [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Suriname[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)], [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Guyana[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)], [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Trinidad and Tobago[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)], [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]South Africa[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)], [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Malaysia[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)], the [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]United Kingdom[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)], the [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]United States[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)],[/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Canada[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)], [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Mauritius[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)], and [/color][color=rgb(11, 0, 128)]Fiji[/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]. The Holi rituals and customs outside South Asia also vary with local adaptations.[/size][/color]

i've heard north Indians use the term phagwah

If memory serves me right, Phagwah/holi is associated with the 12th month of the Hindu Calendar, Phalguna.  Thats how Holi is also called Phagwah mostly by North Indians.  Holi/Phagwah also marks the Hindu new year.

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I wanna hit the road ....call me IF you gonna join us

Its okay if you have your own gathering !

Ketch you arranging for CHowtal Singing?  8)

PRESIDENT David Granger last evening joined members of the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangha for a Chowtal session on the lawns of State House.
President David Granger tries his hand at playing the dholak (the two-headed drum) during the Chowtal session last night at State House Chowtal is a genre of folk music which originated from the Bhojpuri Region of Northern India and has been preserved for over 178 years in Guyana.
In brief remarks after a spirited round of Chowtal singing, President Granger said the festivities associated with the festival of Holi are an expression of a culture that is part of the Guyanese experience, which started to flourish here after the country gained Independence.

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Chair, you joining Granger in chowtal singing? 

President David Granger partakes in the refreshments with the youths after they indulged in some early Phagwah play, powdering each other with abrak (Photos courtesy of the Ministry of the Presidency) Speaking about the high level of religious tolerance that exists in Guyana, the President said it is important for all citizens to appreciate each other’s faiths and roots so as to better appreciate themselves.
“We are not entitled to be exclusively hateful of other religions. We must be tolerant, because other religions may have truths which we ourselves may not be able to discover…
“All of our religions teach compassion; and when we lose that compassion, when we lose that love for fellow Man and woman, we take a dangerous road…. We see what is happening in countries where there is hatred,” President Granger said.