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Tabuik was a local celebration in commemoration of Ashura, the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Muhammad, which was conducted by the Minangkabau people in West Sumatra coast, especially in Pariaman. This festival includes displays back the Battle of Karbala, and Tassa drums and dhol. Tabuik is a term for a bier carried during the procession ceremony. Despite its humble beginnings a Shiite ceremony, but most residents in Pariaman and other regions that do a similar ceremony, most adherents of the Sunni. In Bengulu also known by the name of Ark.
Tabuik down to the sea at the beach Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Tabuik to the sea anchor ceremony conducted every year on the 10th of Muharram Pariaman since 1831. The ceremony is introduced in this area by Shiite Muslim forces from the Indian Tamils, who placed here and then settled during British rule in the western part of Sumatra.
Tabuik down to the sea at the beach Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Tabuik to the sea anchor ceremony conducted every year on the 10th of Muharram Pariaman since 1831. The ceremony is introduced in this area by Shiite Muslim forces from the Indian Tamils, who placed here and then settled during British rule in the western part of Sumatra.
from Wikipedia