Phagwa

March
Trinidad
Tel. : +1 868 675 7034
Fax : +1 868 638 3560
Genre : Festival
Principal country concerned : Column : Music, Dance
Trinidad and Tobago
Contact by email

Phagwa, or Holi as it is called in Trinidad, is a spring Hindu festival. Holi promotes purification and good health as the term comes from the Sanskrit word'Holika' meaning'parched grains'. Festivities are held throughout Trinidad with lots of singing, dancing and percussive music.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

With the support of