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- Code Number:
- PORV22P09_13
- Title:
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Persian Ashura Actor, Khomeinishahr, Iran
- This actor is part of the yearly re-enactment of ASHURA marking the tragic death of Hussein, son of Hezrat Ali at Kerbala, in present day Iraq. As a result of this death, hte followers of Hussein and Ali became known as the Shiites (or hose of the party). During this ritual, celebrated during the Muslim month of Moharram, Shiites around the world dress in black and attend 3 day public theater re-enactments of the tragedy.
- Keywords:
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People, historical, adult, history, Portrait
- Image by:
- Samuel Wooten
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- Code Number:
- PORV22P09_13
- Title:
-
Persian Ashura Actor, Khomeinishahr, Iran
- This actor is part of the yearly re-enactment of ASHURA marking the tragic death of Hussein, son of Hezrat Ali at Kerbala, in present day Iraq. As a result of this death, hte followers of Hussein and Ali became known as the Shiites (or hose of the party). During this ritual, celebrated during the Muslim month of Moharram, Shiites around the world dress in black and attend 3 day public theater re-enactments of the tragedy.
- Keywords:
-
People, historical, adult, history, Portrait
- Image by:
- Samuel Wooten
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