Muharram ceremonies
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Tasht-Gozari: a solemn commemoration of sacrifice
Every year during the lunar month of Muharram, the Iranian people and millions of other Shia Muslims across the globe gather at shrines and mosques…
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Hosseini infants iconic ceremony held worldwide
In remembrance of Ali Asghar (AS), the six-month-old newborn child of Imam Hussein (AS), who was the youngest person murdered in the Battle of…
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Iran shrouded in black, respecting Muharram
With the start of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, Iran has been shrouded in black banners and hoardings in memory of Imam…
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Gelmali;
A glimpse of Muharram mourning rituals across Iran
Gelmali is a religious ritual that has been inscribed on Iran’s national heritage list; it is held every year in Lorestan province on the day…
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Muharram draped Isfahan in black
Referring to the hoisting of 2,500 Muharram flags in Isfahan, Iman Hojati said that the ensigns have been erected over Isfahan’s main squares,…