{"id":18106,"date":"2024-04-05T02:47:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T02:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18106"},"modified":"2024-04-05T02:47:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T02:47:39","slug":"celebrating-phagwah-a-colorful-tradition-in-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/celebrating-phagwah-a-colorful-tradition-in-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Phagwah: A Colorful Tradition in Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>For decades, families across Guyana have come together each March to celebrate the annual Hindu festival of colors, Phagwah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The streets of Georgetown were ablaze with countless colors, echoing with music, and filled with a festive spirit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amidst smiles and laughter, residents shared with NCN News what Phagwah means to them and how they commemorate it with their loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mala Persaud, a citizen, emphasized the importance of celebrating Phagwah in a traditional manner, focusing on unity, sweet treats, and joyful exchanges, devoid of conflict and excessive drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another citizen named Sarith described Phagwah as a celebration of spring that brings people together in a colorful display of unity and joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ray highlighted the significance of Phagwah in bringing friends and family together, cherishing the experience of being amidst loved ones during the festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rafeena Hanunam expressed her enjoyment of the celebrations, emphasizing the importance of continuing to celebrate each year, ensuring fun and safety for all involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phagwah, also known as the Festival of Colors, is an annual Hindu celebration marking the arrival of spring with vibrant hues and joyous festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyanese citizens come together to celebrate Phagwah, they embrace the spirit of unity, joy, and renewal, creating cherished memories with their families and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reporting for NCN News, Fabiana McKlmon<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, families across Guyana have come together each March to celebrate the annual Hindu festival of colors, Phagwah. The streets of Georgetown were ablaze with countless colors, echoing with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,367],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-one-guyana"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18108,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18106\/revisions\/18108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}