THE Alliance For Change extends Phagwah greetings to our Hindu brothers and sisters and all Guyanese in Guyana and in the Diaspora.

On the occasion of the festival of colours,we celebrate this vibrant and electric Hindu holiday with passion, brotherhood, love and fervor. The enthusiastic celebration of Holi is a demonstration of our nation’s unyielding commitment to our strong cultural foundations and roots. That Phagwah is on our annual calendar as a national holiday cements the nation’s motto that indeed we are one people, one nation with one destiny.

In addition to the triumph of good over evil and darkness over light, Phagwah also has its origins in the celebration of a period of long desired rainfall and relief after a period of drought which caused stress and hardship. As a result of our recent natural resources discoveries, Guyana is preparing to embark on a period of prosperity in the coming years when all Guyanese will benefit from improved and elevated living conditions.

The AFC therefore calls on the society to learn from the lesson of Holi and utilize this time to prepare for the new and prosperous Guyana which beckons and when we will all be able to celebrate a better, developed and progressive Guyana in which we can all thrive and advance unhindered and unfettered by political or other encumbrances caused by divisiveness and discord.

Phagwah also allows us as a people to shine as a culturally diverse nation. Not only do our Hindu brothers and sisters celebrate Holi with water and powder of all colours but so do Guyanese of all religions, ethnic backgrounds, political persuasions, geographic locations and gender orientation. We join in friendly embrace and a spirit of togetherness as we apply colourful abeer to our friends, neighbours, colleagues and countrymen. May this spirit remains with us all year round.