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The ceremony of tent burning on Ashura noon was held with enthusiastic attendance of mourners and lovers of Ahl al-Bayt (A) at Golubandak Crossroad in Tehran. This symbolic event, held annually on Ashura day, commemorates the burning of the tents of Imam Husayn's family (A) after the Karbala incident and represents the people's devotion to the Ashura movement.
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The mourning during the first ten days of Muharram has reached its peak at noon on Ashura. Since the morning of Thursday (4th of Tir), the people of Iran gathered in the alleys of various cities across the country to mourn Imam Hossein (AS). However, this mourning differs from previous years; alongside mourning Hossein, the grief over the martyrs of the Ramadan war and the students of Minab has deepened the people's sorrow. Watch ISNA's video report from 11 locations across the country.
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