Pictures of mourning in the month of Muharram, Mishijan village in 2015

The people of the surrounding villages, according to the old customs, for the mourning in the month of Muharram during the days of Tasua and Ashura(Tasua and Ashura occur on the ninth and tenth days of Muharram, the first month of the Muslim year. The word ‘Tasua‘ means ninth, and ‘Ashura‘ means tenth .The story of Imam Husayn’s martyrdom is central to Shia Islam and has inspired Shia Muslims to stand up against injustice