Rowzeh-khani

Rowzeh-khani, also romanized Rawza-khwani (lit. 'reading of the Garden [of the Martyrs]'), is the Shia Iranian Muslim ritual of the mourning of Muharram. It is held every day of the year to commemorate the death of Husayn ibn Ali and his followers during the Battle of Karbala.


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