It is called Phagwah because it originated in the month of Phagoon in the Hindu calendar. It is widely known as a Spring Festival with the joyous celebration of spring, rebirth and fertility ...

for the 19th annual Phagwah Parade, the largest of its kind ... a dye extracted from blooming flowers, to garnish the celebration. For the first time this year, spectators also used confetti.

Sunday brought rain and wind and chill—theoretically, a solid backdrop for the 31st annual Phagwah Parade, a celebration intended to "chase away the winter grays" with a full-blown color fight.

the largest Phagwah celebration in the U.S. Amin’s CEP had made history in 2016 by becoming the first group to wave the rainbow flag in the Phagwah parade, the same year New York’s St. Patrick ...

“This is our Indian-Hindu celebration!” shouted proudly Vishnu Boodhoo. Pretty Gobin migrated from Trinidad 10 years ago. “Back home I grew up doing Phagwah celebrations and this is ...

For Alica Ramkirpal-Senhouse, founder of the blog Alica's Pepperpot, documenting recipes of her family's Phagwah celebrations helps preserve traditions that continue to influence the lives of Indo ...

(RNS) — This week, millions of Hindus and others around the world mark Holi, the festival celebrating the arrival of spring and the divine love between Lord Krishna and Radha. Holi is best known ...

For more than three decades, the Richmond Hill community has celebrated the Phagwah Parade on Liberty Avenue. "Holi is a happy time. It's the celebration of spring. It's good over evil and the ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — Advocating for the rights of Caribbean immigrants and LGBTQ people, a coalition of social justice faith organizations has become a fixture of the largest Phagwah celebration in ...