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The apparent recycling of a message by Junior Education Minister Nicolette Henry made for some confusion during the Department of Culture’s Phagwah celebration yesterday, when she referred to th ...
The Hindu celebration of Phagwah marks the end of winter and arrival of spring each year. But with temperatures in the 20s -- and snow on the way Tuesday -- conditions were anything but spring ...
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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
(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 ...
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 ...