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OriginalMourning of Muharram is held in majority of cities and villages in Iran by Shia Muslims annually. Although all sort of ceremonies are performed for Husayn ibn Ali and his followers martyrdom remembrance, they have different styles and rules referring to various cultures.
Reason
A High quality photo demonstrating how markets are shut down during Muharram and turn into a place for holding mourning costumes.
Articles in which this image appears
Mourning of Muharram
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Payam Moein

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:20, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]