Hosay

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Muharram
gptkbp:commemorates martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Indian heritage in the Caribbean
gptkbp:date gptkb:Muharram
first month of Islamic calendar
gptkbp:features dancing
processions
drumming
tadjahs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hosay
gptkbp:includes parades
distribution of sweets
mock battles
ritual drumming
building of tadjahs
gptkbp:influenced Caribbean culture
gptkbp:influencedBy Indian indentured laborers
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Port_of_Spain,_Trinidad
Cedros, Trinidad
St. James, Trinidad
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Guyana
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
Caribbean Indian diaspora
gptkbp:openToPublic all communities
gptkbp:originatedIn Shia Islam
gptkbp:prohibits British colonial authorities (historically)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ashura
gptkb:Indian_Arrival_Day
Islamic festivals
Caribbean Carnival
gptkbp:religiousSignificance Shia Muslim observance
gptkbp:resumedAfter lifting of colonial bans
gptkbp:symbolizes mourning
unity
resistance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tunapuna,_Trinidad_and_Tobago
gptkb:Trinidadian_Creole_culture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6