I-Phagwa, noma i-Holi, igugu lamaHindu lama-Indo-Caribbean lonyaka omusha. Njalo entwasahlobo, ngeSonto emva kokuqala kwenyanga ephelele yekhalenda lamaHindu, iSpagwa iveza imigwaqo njengabantwana nemindeni "imbala" ngombala ( abrac ) kanye ne-powder bese ixosha ama-grays ebusika. Umoya - nokuphakama okuphezulu-kufana nekaCarnival. (Qaphela - akukho dye noma i-powder evunyelwe emgwaqweni noma emgwaqweni, kuphela epaki.)
I-Phagwah Parade e-Richmond Hill, Queens, iyona mkhosi omkhulu eNyakatho Melika.
Izikhombisi ukuya ePhakathini LeParade
Thatha ezokuthutha zomphakathi futhi uzigcinele ikhanda. Ukupaka kuncane kakhulu endaweni.
- Imoto : Van Wyck eya eLiberty Avenue ukuphuma noma i-Atlantic Avenue ukuphuma (okungcono). Hamba entshonalanga ngase-Richmond Hill.
- Ukupaka : Zama ukupaka emgwaqweni ohlangothini phakathi kwe-Liberty ne-Atlantic, eduze neSmokey Oval Park, noma nge-Atlantic. Ukupaka ngokukhululeka akuyona inketho. Ngemini ukuthola indawo kuyoba nzima kakhulu, uma kungenjalo ukukhanda ikhanda.
- Umgwaqo ongaphansi komhlaba : A kuya ku-Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard eLiberty Avenue. Hamba empumalanga nge-Liberty.
- Ibhasi : Q8, Q10, Q41, no-Q112
Kuyini iSigca?
I-Phagwa iyigubha likaHoli , umkhosi wamaHindu . Izivakashi zase-Indo-Caribbean ezivela eGuyana naseTrinidad zaletha umkhosi kuQueens, ziqala ukuqala ngo-1990.
Kungumdwebo womphakathi ojwayelekile. Izikhukhula zithwala abaqashi bezithombe ezinhle, abadayisi bezentengiselwano nabaholi bezenkolo nezombusazwe ngaphansi kweLiberty Avenue naseSmokey Oval Park, lapho kukhona khona ikhonsathi.
Umehluko yi-dyes ebomvu, ebomvu, e-orange, neyeluhlaza kanye nama-powders agcwalisa umoya futhi agqoke izingubo ezimhlophe zabathengisi.
Ukuphepha kwe-Phagwah nombala
Ngemuva kwe-9/11 abanye babesaba ukuthi imikhosi kaPagwa, ikakhulukazi ne-powder, ingaba isisulu sokwesaba. Ngenhlanhla, lo mdlalo awukaze uphazamiseke.
Sekulokhu kube usuku oluphephile, olujabulisayo.
Inkinga yodwa kulabo abafuna ukugcina izingubo zabo zihlanzekile. Ngisho noma uhlala emuva emgwaqweni, kuvamile ukuthola udayaka olugqamile kwizingubo zakho. Futhi uma ungena emgwaqweni, uyinhlangano enhle kakhulu yezingane ezinezinsizakalo ezigcwele ezigcwele udayi obomvu.
Imithetho Yomthetho We-Parade
I-parade ilawula ngokuya kweKomidi lePhalamende lePhalamende:
- Ngeke kube khona ukuphuza utshwala;
- Ngeke kube khona-soaker super;
- Amandla kanye nedayi agcinwe kuphela ku-Smokey Oval Park nephoyinti yokwakheka;
- Izingoma zenkolo kuphela (Izingoma Zomculo Nezikhetho) kufanele zicule;
- Abahlanganyeli kufanele babe ngaphambili noma ngemuva kweZila, hhayi eceleni;
- Ayikho ibhande lezombusazwe elivunyelwe kumzila weParade noma eSmokey Oval Park;
- Akekho omele alahle noma yikuphi i-abrac noma i-powder kumaPhoyisa.
Umlando we-Phagwa
I-Phagwah (futhi iphinde iphethwe i-Phagwa) ukugubha kwe-Indo-Caribbean yeholidi lamaHindu ehlobo elibizwa ngokuthi i-Holi e-India. Yimikhosi yendabuko yamaHindu entwasahlobo kanye nonyaka omusha wekhalenda yayo yenyanga.
Kwaphela izinkulungwane zeminyaka eNdiya , amaHindu agubha uHoli njengokunqoba kokuhle ngokubi, nokuvuselelwa kwezinkathi zezolimo. (Iwele layo lokuwa ngonyaka wamaHindu yiDiwali, uMkhosi Wemibala.) Imikhosi yasekhaya iyahlukahluka, futhi umbala njalo udlala indima enkulu.
I-Phagwa e-Caribbean
AmaNdiya aye aya eCaribbean njengezisebenzi ezingenakunyaka ekhulwini le-19 leminyaka yekhulu lama-20 aletha leli holide eGuyana, eSurinam naseTrinidad.
Iholidi lakhula futhi lazuza igama elithi Phagwah. EGuyana naseSurinam, iPagwah yaba ngamaholide amazwe abalulekile, futhi wonke umuntu wayesebenza emsebenzini.
Kusukela ngawo-1970 abantu abaningi baseGuyanese bathuthele e-United States, ikakhulukazi eRichmond Hill naseJamaica eQueens, futhi baletha umkhuba wePhasika emzini wabo omusha.
Izinsiza ezingaphezulu kwi-Phagwah neHoli
I-Rajkumari Cultural Centre (718-805-8068) yinhlangano yomphakathi yaseRichmond Hill eyanikezelwa ekufundiseni nasekulondolozeni ubuciko namasiko ase-Indo-Caribbean e-NYC.
Umhlahlandlela Wamaqondana NamaHindu unolwazi oluningi ngeHoli.