each the campus of QRC by 3:30 p.m., the time that Hussain was martyred in Karbala. At QRC, the only publicly visible religious aspect of Hosay is displayed with the reading of the funeral (genesa) prayer. (See picture at left.) On the 13th day of Muharram (Teejah Day), the Hosays are hauled to the seaside in Cocorite and broken up. Click Here to view a video of the November 2012 Hosay parade in St. James, Trinidad.
|1st Day of Muharram||Prayers||As the construction of the tadjahs continues, prayer meetings are held at each Hosay site (yard).|
|7th Day of Muharram||Flag Night||This is the first night of processions on the streets and representatives from each Hosay yard parade with flags and drums.|
|8th Day of Muharram||Little Hosay Night||This is the second night of processions when small replicas of the two tombs (hosays) of Hussain and Hassan are paraded on the streets with the beating of drums.|
|9th Day of Muharram||Big Hosay Night||The tadjahs are brought into public view for the first time, together with standards in the shape of half-moons, and are paraded on the streets with the beating of drums.|
|10th Day of Muharram (Aashura)||Kerbala Day||This is the final parade day.|
|13th Day of Muharram||Teejah Day||The tadjahs are taken to the sea in Cocorite and broken up.|
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