16/07/2024 01:20 (UTC)

Iraqi Shiite worshippers take part in Ashura celebrations

Baghdad, Jul 15 (EFE/EPA).- Iraqi Shiite worshippers on Monday took part in an evening procession of Ashura celebrations.

Ashura Day commemorates the death anniversary of the third Shiite Imam Hussein, who was a grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning when Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Imam Hussein whose shrine is located in Karbala in southern Iraq. (Camera: AHMED JALIL).

FOOTAGE SHOWS IRAQI SHIITE WORSHIPPERS TAKE PART IN AN EVENING PROCESSION OF ASHURA CELEBRATIONS AT KIFAH DISTRICT IN CENTRAL BAGHDAD, IRAQ.

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Date: 16/07/2024 00:58 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Religion and belief » Religious event
Religion and belief » Islam
Religion and belief
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 190 seconds
Reference: 55014160724
Relevance: Normal