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 Phagwah or pool party?

Mar 15, 2025 Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists

Dem Boys Seh…

Kaieteur News- Guyanese had a time of dem life yesterday! Phagwah come and gone, but de evidence still deh pon dem skin, clothes, and even some poor dog wah get ketch in de crossfire. It was a blaze of colours, a festival of love, a celebration of unity—until yuh check dem schoolyards and realise it tun into a full-blown water war!

Dem schoolchildren went home looking like rainbow soldiers who just survive a tsunami. One lil bai tell he mudda he play Phagwah; she seh, “This ain’t no Phagwah—this is a flood relief operation!” Dem chirren clothes was so wet, if yuh squeeze it, yuh could full a whole bucket. One likkle gyal seh she didn’t know if she was playing Phagwah or training fuh Olympic swimming.

Now, is all fun and frolic, but leh we talk de serious business. Some parents waking up dis morning and checking dem children school uniforms like CSI detectives. “Is de lil bai name Ravi or Ravioli? Because dis shirt look like it soak in sauce, powder and water whole day!” One teacher seh she school look like it get power wash in coloured water.

Dem schools now got a big decision to make. Should we limit how much water getting fling around? Should we tell de children water-gun is a no-no? Or should we just accept de reality dat every Phagwah, school does turn into a water park?

One principal seh she don’t mind de powder and de colours, but de water part getting outta hand. “Is not just a lil sprinkle, is a full pressure-wash!” One likkle teacher seh she nearly call de Fire Service, because de way some dem schoolboys spraying down each other, she thought was a house burning down.

But leh we be real—Guyanese love fun! Phagwah without a lil water is like cook-up without de coconut milk. And if yuh tell dem school chirren to play Phagwah dry, dem gon look at yuh like yuh mad. But still, parents might have to start sending two uniforms—one fuh Phagwah and one fuh when de tsunami done.

Anyhow, Dem Boys seh Phagwah was a success, de country had fun, and dem children had de best day of dem life—even if dem schoolbag still leaking water. Next year, dem parents might just have to pack extra clothes… or a life jacket!

Talk half. Leff half.

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