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The Indo-Guyanese are Guyana's largest ethnic group, descended from Indian indentured labourers who came to British Guiana between 1838 and 1917, mostly from the Bhojpur and Awadh regions of North India. This article is about a people and its history, religion and food. It says nothing about the saree, or about weaving, dyeing or draping.
- Indentured Indians reached British Guiana from 1838; over 500 voyages had come by 1917.
- Most recruits came from Bhojpur and Awadh; 62% from districts now in Uttar Pradesh.
- Of 239,909 arrivals up to 1928, about 75,547 later returned to India.
- 95% of emigrant ships left Calcutta, 5% Madras; none sailed from Bombay.
- Indian Arrival Day, held on 5 May, marks the first landing in 1838.
Sarees in Guyana
The source article on Indo-Guyanese people is a demographic, historical and cultural account, not a textile one. It traces how workers from North India, chiefly the Bhojpur and Awadh country that is now Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, and a smaller group from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, were brought to British Guiana from 1838. It follows them through indenture, the return of some to India, and the building of a distinct Guyanese culture. Dress appears once: wedding spending is said to fall mainly on clothes, food and drink. Weaving, fibre, dyeing, printing and drape are not described, so nothing can be said here about a saree or any related wrap.
Weddings, festivals and daily wear
The article lists many observances but no clothing. Hindus keep Diwali, Phagwah, Maha Shivratri, Ram Naumi and Nauratam, among others; Muslims keep Ramadan, Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha; Christians keep Christmas, Easter and more. Several holidays, Diwali and Phagwah among them, are kept across faiths. Indian Arrival Day on 5 May marks the landing of the first labourers in 1838. A Hindu wedding is measured by how many guests are fed, with roti, rice and a vegetable curry as the least a host may offer, and the outlay is said to go mostly on clothes, food and drink.
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