IRAN 2024 - Muharram in Tehran and Iranian mourning | ایران محرم ۱۴۰۳
whatsappstatus is Muharram? How Iranians celebrate Muharram.
Muharram is one of the holy months of Muslims, Iranians and many Muslims mourn in this month. Mourning for Hussain bin Ali and his companions begins on the first day of Muharram and reaches its peak at noon of Ashura. In the evening and in the evening of Ashura, this mourning continues under the name of the dinner ceremony of strangers. On the 12th day of Muharram, a ceremony called "Third of Imam Hossein" is performed. These types of ceremonies continue on the 16th of Muharram under the name of "7th of Imam Hossein" and on the 20th of Safar under the name of "Arbain". Of course, mourning for Hossein bin Ali is not limited to the month of Muharram and is done on other days of the year as well, according to the culture and customs of each region. The mourning ceremony of the third Shia imam is very important from the Shia point of view, and performing it is worship.
Muharram mourning is done in different ways in different places. In addition to religious dimensions, Muharram mourning has political and social dimensions.