Hosay procession

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Muharram procession
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ashura
gptkbp:carries Indentured Indian laborers
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Guyana
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
gptkb:Shia_Muslims
gptkb:Sunni_Muslims
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Blending of Islamic and Caribbean traditions
gptkbp:date First month of Islamic calendar (Muharram)
gptkbp:features gptkb:Drumming
Street processions
Tadjahs (colorful model mausoleums)
gptkbp:firstHeldInCaribbean 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hosay procession
gptkbp:includes Public parades
Ritual mourning
gptkbp:originatedIn Commemoration of the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
gptkbp:prohibits British colonial authorities (historically)
gptkbp:significance Remembrance of Husayn ibn Ali's martyrdom at Karbala
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:St._James_Parish,_Trinidad_and_Tobago
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7