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Last saturday, Thousands of Shiite Muslims became together at Halkali for Ashura ceremony. it was held at Halkalı, in Istanbul. People mourned and tired during the ceremony.The Day of Ashura is on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram but not the Islamic month.It is commemorated by the Shi'a as a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala in the year 61 AH (AD 680). Sunni Muslims believe that Moses fasted on that day to express gratitude to God for liberation of Israelites from Egypt. According to Sunni Muslim tradition, Muhammad fasted on this day and asked other people to fast.
GEÇEN CUMARTESİ GÜNÜ HALKALI 'DA DÜZENLENEN AŞURA TÖRENLERİNİ İZLEDİM. ESKİSİ GİBİ VÜCUTLARINI ZİNCİRLE DÖVMELER KALKMIŞ, YERİNE KAN BAĞIŞI YAPILIYORDU. TABİ BAŞKA ÜLKELE DE O GÖRÜNTÜLER VARDI.

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