Letters on: Pageants and Celebrations Related Links: West Indies Cricket Letters Menu Archival Menu Pageants Much more has to be done to prepare Ms Sobers Miss African Heritage Pageant was well run but disrupted by indisciplined element Behaviour at pageant symptomatic of new culture Reshape the Amerindian Heritage Pageant No comparison between election protests and behaviour at pageant The government should not sponsor pageants perpetuating sexist stereotypes Ethnocentric beauty pageants Guyanese observed Diwali in New York Guyanese Christmas celebrations in full swing in New York How can Good Friday be observed on the same day as Phagwah? Those were the good old days Nothing wrong with Good Friday, Phagwah on same day Ill-advised to change date for Mash Mash on Monday instead? Mash should not be deferred Sacrifice could be done the following day Room can fill with smoke before the heat of a fire awakens you Children's Costume Parade was a smash hit A festival of arts would be better The cultural sterility of Mash is the outcome of thwarted colonial consciousness Mash was a success Signs of togetherness Mash was widely supported Guyanese artistes should be the entertainers at the Ms Guyana Universe pageant Against children’s Mash There will be a Miss Guyana World Pageant Guyanese in New York ready for Phagwah festivities Mash is not widely supported Questions about the Pageant The origin of the word Mashramani Politicians take liberties in explaining the significance of religious events Intelligence test was an embarrassment Untrue and malicious Jazz music made everyone sleepy including judges Disgusting and discriminating Mia has a beautiful and expressive face Miss Guyana Pageant was a disappointment This type of behaviour will not encourage tourism It seems we may need independent observers for beauty contests Channel 9 did broadcast another programme with different views on the pageant Gowns were terrible, décor was dull The pageant was badly organised and poorly displayed Resistance to May 5 being a national holiday The pageant judges were extensively briefed about what to look for All these beauty contests are exploitative Hindus should not organise beauty pageants Someone who has presence