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	Queens Chronicle - South Edition
		Phagwah is popular in Queens because of its large Indo-Caribbean population.
		Phagwah actually falls on March 25th this year, but the parade was scheduled for this weekend because most Hindus celebrated the ceremony in private on that day.
		Phagwah is a national holiday in the Caribbean, India the Fiji Islands and South Africa.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1860&dept_id=109522&newsid=14257999&PAG=461&rfi=9 (546 words)

	Phagwah message of hope rings strong in Guyana
		The association also hopes the occasion of Phagwah will serve as a reminder to all to work together and remain faithful to the principles of justice and righteousness and contribute their efforts to halt the rapid decay to anarchy in the country.
		The organisation noted that Phagwah is a colourful festival and is regarded as a period of rejoicing when people of all ages, colour and creed sprinkle abeer, abrack and perfume on each other, expressing their feelings of love, unity and happiness towards one another.
		Phagwah is a time for deep reflection and resolution which must lead to the construction of a better world, says President of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, Pandit Reepu Daman Persaud.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news301/ns303185.htm (1269 words)

	Pulse of the Planet @ nationalgeographic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Phagwah is simply the welcoming of the spring, the new season, and it also called Holi.
		Today, their cultural mecca in New York is the Richmond Hillarea of Queens, where every year they celebrate Phagwah in a parade of joyful music and dancing.
		Phagwah represents the triumph of good over evil, but it’s also a festival that celebrates romance and courtship.
	pulseplanet.nationalgeographic.com /ax/archives/01_culturetemplate.cfm?programnumber=2355 (266 words)

	news
		Phagwah celebrations in Albouystown were saddened yesterday afternoon by the shooting of a 27-year-old woman by the irate passenger of a car which was soaked with water.
		Recounting the incident, the woman said that she was sitting on the side of the road in James Street while several children and residents were celebrating Phagwah by throwing water on persons and passing vehicles.
		The four were in Carter's boat when it encountered rough seas on Thursday night and sank after the propeller became entangled in a fishing net.
	www.caribbeandaylight.com /news.html (865 words)

	PHAGWAH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Phagwah is known as a very special religious holiday, which is celebrated by all Hindus, throughtout the world.
		Hindus traditionally, carry out a lot of activities on this day, they prepare a lot of sweet dishes, along with other delicious food, and it is been shared amongst their family, friends and neighbours.
		Phagwah or 'holi' is one of the most joyful holiday in the year, because it brings a lot of joy and happiness to every home and all the differences between people are been set aside.It is a very wonderful, exciting and most of all joyfull holiday.
	www.richmondhillhs.org /ourpages/ashmini.htm (167 words)

	Hinduism Today \| Jul/Aug 2000
		Tens of thousands of jubilant Indo-Caribbeans celebrated Phagwah, the joyous Hindu festival of spring that symbolizes the triumph of good over evil, during the weekend of March 25-26 in New York and New Jersey.
		Phagwah is not yet an official local holiday, so the Guyanese celebrate it on the weekend after the proper date, which tends to fall during the week.
		The Phagwah festival is associated with a story of a Hindu prince defeating the forces of evil.
	www.hinduism-today.com /archives/2000/7-8/2000-7-17.shtml (677 words)

	Phagwah Festival Of Colors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Weeks before a huge Holika is built and on the night before Phagwah it is set ablaze to commemorate the story that follows.
		The first story of Phagwah relates to the story of Prahalad Maharaj one of the most knowledgeable person in the art of governing.
		Another story of Phagwah relates of how the in Vrindavan Radha her fellow Gopis (Milkmaids) were always trying to get back at Lord Krishna and his friends for playing pranks at them.
	www.prakashbhajans.com /phagwah.htm (770 words)

	New Year's Address to the Nation of H.E. President Bharrat Jadgeo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Phagwah (Holi), the Spring Festival or the Festival of colours, reminds us of the beauty of creation and the fact that good eventually triumphs over evil.
		The story of Phagwah also reminds us of the virtue of being steadfast to one’s belief and courage to pursue duty.
		Phagwah in our country brings our people together in a very colourful and festive celebration.
	www.op.gov.gy /speeches/phagwah2005.html (184 words)

	OPSEU Provincial Human Rights Committee: Hindu spring festival
		Holi or ‘Phagwah’ is the most colourful festival celebrated by followers of the Vedic Religion.
		It is celebrated as harvest festival as well as welcome-festival for the spring season in India.
		‘Phagwah’ is derived from the name of the Hindu month ‘Phalgun’, because it is on the full moon in the month of Phalgun that Holi is celebrated.
	www.opseu.org /committees/phagwa.htm (157 words)

	Phagwah celebrants transform ICC into colourful splendour
		The joyous occasion was marked by the traditional exchanges of coloured powders, abeer, dousing of each other with water, the singing of Phagwah songs, dances and traditional Phagwah music including nagara drumming.
		Gupta said he heard about the celebrations here, but remarked he is delighted to be seeing it himself and more importantly being part of it, adding that Phagwah here is very similar to the way it is observed in India.
		The booklet gives a brief history of the origin and evolution of the festival and its religious and cultural significance, outlining the manner in which it is observed and celebrated.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news401/nc403084.htm (402 words)

	Gyan Rajhans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Holi is also associated with the Divine Dance known as Raaslila staged by Lord Krishna for the benefit of his devotees of Vrindavan commonly known as Gopis.
		Whatever the origin of Holi or Phagwah, it has traditionally been celebrated in high spirit without any distinction of cast, creed, color, race, status or sex.
		It is one occasion when sprinkling colored powder ('gulal') or colored water on each other breaks all barriers of discrimination so that everyone looks the same and universal brotherhood is reaffirmed.
	www.bhajanawali.com /articles/files/whycelebrateholi.php (312 words)

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		This is a free event which includes a free concert, awards ceremony and free refreshments for all in attendance.
		This event is being organized by a Phagwah Parade Committee comprising of representatives from numerous Hindu Mandirs.
		The Street Parade and playing of phagwah culminates with a massive open-air concert at the famous Smokey Park located around 125 Street & Atlantic Avenue in Richmond Hill.
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	Christina-Phagwah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Phagwah is a festival celebrated by many Hindus.
		Phagwah is celebrate by many Guyanese and people from the Caribbean.
		The first time I attended a Phagwah Parade was when I was about twelve years old.
	www.richmondhillhs.org /ourpages/christina.htm (376 words)

	Phagwah: Meaning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Right now, in many parts of the world, people of Indian descent are celebrating a Hindu festival known as Phagwah.
		And then coming back to rebirth, or reawakening." Phagwah is simply the welcoming of the spring, the new season, and it also called Holi.
		Today, their cultural mecca in New York is the Richmond Hill area of Queens, where every year they celebrate Phagwah in a parade of joyful music and dancing.
	www.pulseplanet.com /archive/Mar03/2882.html (252 words)

	Desi Talk.com, Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Tens of thousands of people, mainly from the Indo-Caribbean community, gathered in Richmond Hills, Queens, on March 23 to celebrate Phagwah, the festival of Holi that marks the beginning of spring.
		The Caribbean-Hindu enclave in Brooklyn and southern Queens, especially Richmond Hill, Jamaica and South Ozone Park, is one of the largest such communities in the country.
		It is the largest festival for the Hindu community there,” said Vishnu Bishram, a community leader, who was a part of the Phagwah Parade Committee of Queens few years ago.
	desitalk.newsindia-times.com /2003/03/28/phagwah-top12.html (499 words)

	Daily News
		Phagwah celebrated by Thousands of Guyanese at the Kendra Holi Utsav 2004.
		According to the President Phagwah is truly a national event, even though Hindus celebrate Phagwah as a religious festival.
		Phagwah (Holi) marks the beginning of the new year of the Hindu calendar.
	www.op.gov.gy /stories/0197-phagwah.htm (359 words)

	Manitoba Hindu Dharmik Sabha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On the night before Phagwah accompany with the sing of holi songs and Chowtal this tree is set ablaze to commemorate the story that follows.
		The first story of Phagwah relates to the story of Prahalad one of the most knowledgeable being in the art of governing.
		Prahalad escaped unscathed, thus this event is a basis for the celebration of "HOLI"ka or Phagwah.
	www.manitobahindudharmiksabha.com /newsletter.htm (961 words)

	Discover john dye : fuelled.co.uk UK directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Phagwah Parade in Richmond Hill - The Annual Phagwah or Holi Celebration in Richmo...
		Phagwah is the Indo-Caribbean celebration of the new spring, and the Phagwah Parade in Richmond Hill, Queens, is the biggest Phagwah celebration in North America.
		Photogallery of the 15th Annual Holi Parade in Richmond Hill, the celebration the Phagwah holiday.
	www.fuelled.co.uk /search.asp?q=john+dye (308 words)

	Trinidad and Tobago
		Then on Carnival Monday and Tuesday, after the bacchanal of the pre-dawn J’Ouvert, dozens of masquerade bands, some with over 4,000 members and ten or 20 sections, erupt onto the streets and competition sites in the world’s largest, most peaceful and most euphoric street party.
		The Indian spring festival of Holi or Phagwah (March) has been celebrated in Trinidad since the first Indian labourers arrived in 1845.
		During the warm-up season, singing groups in villages and temples perform festive chowtal songs which celebrate the arrival of spring, accompanied by drums and cymbals.
	www.stouteweb.com /trini/carnival.htm (723 words)

	DesiTalk.com, Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The annual Phagwah Parade in Richmond Hill, Queens, on March 23.
		Phagwah is Holi for Guyanese and Caribbean populations and marks the beginning of Spring and the victory of good over evil.
		The organizers said over 50,000 people were at the annual event this year.
	desitalk.newsindia-times.com /2003/03/28 (164 words)

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		President Bharrat Jagdeo (center) celebrating the festive season of Holi (Phagwah) at the Indian Cultural Centre, Bel Air.
		The above pictures are about Phagwah celebration in USA by Indo Guyanese, the descendants from the indentured immigrants from India, 1838-1917.
		Some of the immigrants were massacred by the British, America's CIA and the former ruling party, PNC, to kill communism.
	jahajis.50megs.com /PhagwahUSA.html (188 words)

	Caribseek Guyana News \| President joins Phagwah Mela - GINA News
		GEORGETOWN (GINA) - As Hindus in Guyana begin the colourful celebrations of Phagwah, President Bharrat Jagdeo joined them at the Dharmic Sabha Kendra Mandir, Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, last evening.
		The Dharmic Sabha hosted its annual Phagwah Mela and Bazaar, which featured a rich cultural programme, including songs and dances depicting the Indian culture.
		Phagwah will be celebrated around the world on March 26.
	news.caribseek.com /set-up/exec/view.cgi?archive=62&num=11592 (336 words)

	Queens Tribune
		A Phagwah Parade Committee comprised of representatives from numerous Hindu Mandirs is organizing the event.
		The first Queens Phagwah festival was in 1990, but the first Phagwah festival took place more than 5,000 years ago in India to commemorate the triumph of good over evil.
		The legend of Phagwah says that King Hiranyakashyapu said the people should pray to him because he was responsible for the crops.
	www.queenstribune.com /leisure/HinduRevelersReadyToCelebr.html (594 words)

	Holi _KP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		My Phagwah memories are still fresh in my head; it goes back to the years that my family and I lived in New York.
		The Phagwah Parade was an annual parade that everyone looked forward to especially the children.
		I would have to say the best part of celebrating phagwah is when we get to play with the Abeer, Abrak and powder, its fun to throw powder on other people.
	www.vishwabhavan.org /kpholiarticle.htm (251 words)

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		Living culture Laxhmie Phagwah in Guyana India Guyana Researcher Rasheed Jagdeo Terror
		May the good continue to triumph over the evil.
		Indo Guyanese, descendants of the Indentured immigrants from India, (1838-1917) celebrating "Phagwah", in USA.
	www.angelfire.com /ab6/jahijis/Phagwah_New_York.htm (130 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is reported that more than $1,000 and 20 barrels of non-perishable items, books and new clothes for children were collected. In New York, several community organizations are also planning fund-raising concerts and celebrations around Phagwah 2005.
		This is a free event which includes a free concert, awards ceremony and free refreshments for all in attendance. 02) 8.00pm Saturday, March 19, 2005: Annual Phagwah Show at Royal Arcadia Palace, 206-12 Hillside Avenue, Hollis, NY 11432.
		The Street Parade and playing of phagwah culminates with a massive open-air concert at the famous Smokey Park located around 125 Street andamp; Atlantic Avenue in Richmond Hill.
	feeds.feedburner.com /GuyanaFloodRelief (1648 words)

	Press Release Detail - Call Dan Andrews at 718-826-0860 for more Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Phagwah, a major spring festival in the Caribbean Hindu community, also celebrates the triumph
		The annual observance is also marked with a gala parade in Richmond Hill that
		Rohini Thakoor: an active member of the Phagwah Parade Committee who fosters her
	citysoftinc.com /clients/queens_press/detail_SB104.asp?release_aID=323 (313 words)

	Pulse of the Planet @ nationalgeographic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		We’re listening to the sounds of Phagwah (PAH-gwah)—a spring festival with roots in ancient India.
		Every year at this time, they hold a Phagwah parade to welcome spring and celebrate their heritage with traditional music and dancing.
		“Over there in that truck you see a group of temple people, religious community and they are playing a pair of hand cymbals and they’re singing in a call and response style and that is the music that is very typical of the Phagwah festival and it’s called chowtal.”
	pulseplanet.nationalgeographic.com /ax/archives/01_culturetemplate.cfm?programnumber=2354 (238 words)

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