Beating retreat

The Wagah-Attari border ceremony.

The Beating Retreat is a ceremony performed by armies and other military groups. It began in England during the 1600s. At first, people used it to tell soldiers on patrol that it was time to go back to the castle.

Examples

The Indian Border Security Force and Pakistani Pakistan Rangers use the beating retreat for the Wagah border closing every day. They started doing this in 1959.^[1] Michael Palin videoed it for one of his television programmes. He said it was "carefully choreographed contempt".^[2]

Beating Retreat Media

A band performance at India's Beat Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk in 2018.
The Massed Bands of the Household Division perform in the fireworks finale at Beating Retreat 2013.
Band of the Ceremonial Guard at Fortissimo Sunset Ceremony in 2012.
Beating Retreat and Tattoo ceremony at Gateway of India.
Vijay Chowk at Kartavya Path, with Secretariat Buildings in the background, New Delhi, the venue of the Beat Retreat ceremony.

References

↑ Khaleeli, Homa (1 November 2010). Goodbye to the ceremony of silly walks between India and Pakistan. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/nov/01/india-pakistan-border-showdown-toned-down. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
↑ Frank Jacobs (3 July 2012). "Peacocks at Sunset". Opinionator: Borderlines. The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

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[guardian-1] Khaleeli, Homa (1 November 2010). Goodbye to the ceremony of silly walks between India and Pakistan. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/nov/01/india-pakistan-border-showdown-toned-down. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

[NYT-2] Frank Jacobs (3 July 2012). "Peacocks at Sunset". Opinionator: Borderlines. The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

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