Muharram massacre of 1884: How Indians were killed for Hosay in Trinidad

October 30, 1884. Muharram processions were in full swing in the town of San Fernando, in the British colony of Trinidad. These were no ordinary processions. Granted, the parades would happen every year as part of Hosay, an annual Muharram event. But on that specific day, they were also an act of civil disobedience.