How an ancient Islamic holiday became uniquely Caribbean
Hosay procession in the St. James district of Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Dec. 17, 2010. Photo by Nicholas Laughlin/Creative Commons
(The Conversation) — In Trinidad, where Muslims make up 5 percent of the population, a parade of colorful floats marks the Shiite holy day of Ashura, but the festival also commemorates those killed in the anti-British Hosay riots in 1884.
