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Pagwa may refer to: *Pagwa (festival), an Indian spring festival *Pagwa River, Ontario, a community in Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada *RCAF Station Pagwa, a former Royal Canadian Air Force station near Pagwa River * Pagwa (HBC vessel), ''Pagwa'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1923 to 1924, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels {{disambig ...
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Pagwa (festival)
Holi () is a major Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love and Spring.The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) p. 874 "Holi /'həʊli:/ noun a Hindu spring festival ...".Yudit Greenberg, Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions, Volume 1, , p. 212 It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna.R Deepta, A.K. Ramanujan's ‘Mythologies’ Poems: An Analysis, Points of View, Volume XIV, Number 1, Summer 2007, pp. 74–81 Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu.; Holi originated and is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent, but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the Indian diaspora.Ebeling, Karin (10), Holi, an Indian Festival, and its Reflection in English Media; Die Ordnung des Standard und die Differenzierung der Diskurse: Akten des 41. Linguistischen Kolloquiums in Mannhe ...
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Pagwa River, Ontario
Pagwa River is an unincorporated community in geographic Bicknell Township in Cochrane District, northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on and named after the Pagwachuan River, a tributary of the Kenogami River. Its name, an abbreviated form of Pagwachuan, is an indigenous term meaning "shallow". Pagwa River is along an abandoned portion of the Canadian National Railway main line, originally constructed as the National Transcontinental Railway main line. The railway point, known as just Pagwa, is about west of where the railway crossed the Pagwachuan River, between the railway points of Wilgar to the west and Teltaka to the east. There is also an abandoned airfield north of the rail line. History Pagwa River began as a railway divisional point in 1915 when the National Transcontinental Railway was completed. It was chosen by the Revillon Frères Company as a distribution post to supply their trading posts on James Bay. In May 1916, a fleet of 27 barges of 15 tons ea ...
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RCAF Station Pagwa
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; ) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2020, the Royal Canadian Air Force consists of 12,074 Regular Force and 1,969 Primary Reserve personnel, supported by 1,518 civilians, and operates 258 manned aircraft and nine unmanned aerial vehicles. Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny is the current Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Chief of the Air Force Staff. The Royal Canadian Air Force is responsible for all aircraft operations of the Canadian Forces, enforcing the security of Canada's airspace and providing aircraft to support the missions of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army. The RCAF is a partner with the United States Air Force in protecting continental airspace under the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The RCAF also ...
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Pagwa (HBC Vessel)
Pagwa may refer to: *Pagwa (festival), an Indian spring festival *Pagwa River, Ontario, a community in Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada *RCAF Station Pagwa The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; ) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canad ..., a former Royal Canadian Air Force station near Pagwa River * ''Pagwa'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1923 to 1924, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels {{disambig ...
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