Ta'ziyeh, Ritual Performance during Muharram
TEHRAN (Basirat)-:Muharram, the first month of the Islamic (lunar) calendar, coinciding this year with the seventh month of Persian calendar and October in Christian calendar is the month of mourning for most Shiite believers in Iran.
Thousands of men and women participate in a series of commemorative mourning rituals during the first ten days of Muharram. These rituals often include Tasua and Ashura processions, and various forms of the rowzeh khani (sad story-telling and dirge singing). The most important and popular of these commemorative performances are Ta’ziyeh.
