Phagwah: Rite of Spring | Album
Celebrated in Trinidad since the nineteenth century, Holi — also known as Phagwah — is the Hindu spring festival, and a time to enjoy the company of friends and neighbours. At the 2019 celebrations in Aranguez, photographer Ziad Joseph captured the joyful free-for-all of colour
Need to know | Events calendar (Mar/Apr 2019)
Essential info to help you make the most of March and April across the Caribbean — from music festivals to Holi poems to Jamaica’s Champs athletics extravaganza
Word of mouth (Mar/Apr 2018)
The bright colours of Guyana’s Phagwah celebrations mingle into a shade of unity, and Sint Maarten’s annual Carnival defies the ravages of Hurricane Irma
Datebook | Caribbean Events Calendar (March/April 2017)
Don’t miss . . . Phagwah (Holi) 12 and 13 March Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname Known as Holi in India and Phagwah in parts...
Caribbean Datebook (March/April 2016)
Don’t miss . . . Rally Trinidad 25 to 27 March • venues around Trinidad For auto-lovers and thrillseekers alike from across the...
Caribbean Datebook (March/April 2015)
New Orleans See the art of mas It’s no longer a controversial idea that the Caribbean’s many masquerade traditions are expressions of...
Phagwa: the colours of spring
Growing up in east Trinidad was always interesting, to say the least. My family was a handful of Muslims living in the midst of a largely...
Word of mouth (March/April 2014)
Take a stand At West Indies cricket grounds, the game is only half the fun. Denise Chin enjoys the party at Port of Spain’s Queens’...
