Hosay festival

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Muharram observance
Tadjah
gptkbp:carries Indian indentured laborers
gptkbp:commemorates martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
gptkbp:date 10th day of Muharram
gptkbp:features dancing
processions
drumming
colorful costumes
tadjahs (replica mausoleums)
gptkbp:firstHeldInCaribbean mid-19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hosay festival
gptkbp:influenced Caribbean culture
gptkbp:influencedBy Islamic traditions
gptkbp:notablePlace Cedros, Trinidad
St. James, Trinidad
Port Mourant, Guyana
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Guyana
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
gptkb:Shia_Muslims
gptkb:Sunni_Muslims
gptkb:Indo-Caribbean_communities
gptkbp:openToPublic people of all faiths in the Caribbean
gptkbp:originatedIn Islamic month of Muharram
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ashura
gptkbp:significance cultural and religious identity
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus not inscribed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Western_Main_Road
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7