Mourning begins at Karbala holy shrines for Ashura

Shafaq News-Karbala

At the ImamHussein bin Ali and Al-Abbas bin Ali holy shrines and the area between them,ceremonies commemorating Ashura began with millions of mourners from Iraq andMuslim countries marking the tenth day of the holy month of Muharram.

The day'sceremonies opened with the recitation of the story of Imam Hussein's killing atKarbala, narrated before the vast crowds. After the recitation, mourners takepart in traditional rites of grief, including chest-beating (latmiya) andelegiac chants (radood) lamenting the events of Karbala.