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  2. Nakhl Gardani - Wikipedia

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    Nakh-Gardani is the act of carrying Nakhl, sometimes by "several strong men", on the Day of Ashura, as if it is Imam Husyan's coffin. [6] The ritual, historically dating back to pre-Safavids (almost 450 years ago [7]), is carried out at various places in Iran. [9] People carrying the Nakhl on their shoulders are guided by the people standing on ...

  3. Ashura - Wikipedia

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    Most rituals take place during the first ten days of Muharram, culminating on Ashura with processions in major Shia cities. [ 30 ] [ 46 ] The main component of ritual ceremonies ( majalis , sg. majlis ) is the narration of the stories of Karbala ( rawza-khwani , qiraya ), [ 47 ] [ 30 ] [ 27 ] and the recitation of elegies and dirges ( nawha ...

  4. Shiite Muslims mark holy day of Ashura with mourning and self ...

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    Shiite Muslim devotees self-flagellate during Ashura rituals in New Delhi, India. - Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto/Getty Images A devotee marks Ashura in Ahmedabad, India.

  5. Mourning of Muharram - Wikipedia

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    Nowadays, most mourning rituals take place during the first ten days of Muharram, culminating with processions in major Shia cities on the tenth day, known as Ashura. Often held in dedicated buildings, the main component of mourning ceremonies is the recitation of Karbala narratives intended to raise the sympathy of audience and move them to tears.

  6. Tatbir - Wikipedia

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    Tatbir (Arabic: تطبير, romanized: Taṭbīr) is a form of self-flagellation rituals practiced by some Shia Muslims in commemoration of the killing of Husayn ibn Ali and his partisans in the Battle of Karbala by forces of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I (r. 680–683). The ritual is practiced in the Islamic month of Muharram, usually on ...

  7. Muharram - Wikipedia

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    By contrast, Ashura is a day of mourning for Shia Muslims, who annually commemorate the death of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia imam. Husayn was killed, alongside most of his relatives and his small retinue, in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE against the army of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ( r.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    The last image we have of Patrick Cagey is of his first moments as a free man. He has just walked out of a 30-day drug treatment center in Georgetown, Kentucky, dressed in gym clothes and carrying a Nike duffel bag.

  9. Hosay - Wikipedia

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    Tadjah festival on a plantation in Suriname, circa 1890 A historic Ashura celebration in Jamaica, which is known locally as Hussay or Hosay.. Hosay (originally from Husayn) is a Muslim Indo-Caribbean commemoration that is popularly observed in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and other Caribbean countries.