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Ghoola/Jhoola
1media/Ghoola_thumb.jpg2020-06-22T06:00:42+00:00Saide Singh2a9e06a636eb89311c320b7ffd316e247adb680371Ornate ghoola/jhoola used in weddings or other celebrations.plain2020-06-22T06:00:42+00:00Saide Singh2a9e06a636eb89311c320b7ffd316e247adb6803
Stanza Four Paddy: A field where rice is grown, but also referring to rice itself.
Stanza Five Tiger Bay: Neighborhood in Georgetown, Guyana.
Stanza Six Hannuman/Hanuman: Hindu God. Logie: Long, one-story homes that indentured laborers lived in during British indenture (est. 1850s to 1917). Tabla: Indian percussion instrument.
Stanza Seven Ghoola/Jhoola:Translated from Hindu, ghoola could mean swing or hammock.