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Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran

October 22, 2015
IranWire
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran
Mourning Ceremonies in Tehran

As the holy month of Muharram got underway, Iranians took part in traditional mourning rituals, taking to the streets to pray en masse and playing ceremonial songs to commemorate the death of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

 

Fars News Agency 

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