As thousands of Guyanese celebrated the spring festival of Phagwah on Monday, President David Granger said that while the celebration has strengthened the bond among Hindus in Guyana, it has also extended that bond to other religious and ethnic groups.
He said the celebration is even more joyful, this year as the nation commemorates the centenary of the abolition of Indian indentured immigration, noting that phagwah “has been a source of solidarity and sustenance, during and beyond the period of indentured immigration and it has reinforced the link with the motherland and re-established cultural connections.”
The President was at the time speaking during celebrations at the Indian Cultural Centre and he said Holi is also the colourful festival of Spring, which depicts the strong connection to the land, celebrates fertility and reinforces the bond between life itself and the land.
He noted that it is an opportunity for the renewal of human relations-an occasion for persons to set aside differences and time to forget and to forgive wrongs.
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