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The Mourning of Muharram is an important period of mourning in Shia Islam taking place in Muharram which is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is also called the Remembrance of Muharram (Arabic: ذكرى محرم or مناسبة محرم‎).

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meaning
Marks the martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali (Shi'a Islam); The day that Moses fasted as gratitude for the liberation of the Israelites (Sunni Islam)
type
Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Lebanon, Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq

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