Offering Foods on Ashura

 

 

Tasua and Ashura are the 9th and 10th day of  Muharram which is the first month in the Islamic calender.

During the first ten days of Muharram especially On Tasua and Ashura, Iranian mourners hold special ceremonies in line with their local traditions in different cities and offer foods to at public venues like mosques.

The Day Before Ashura

Tasua in Iran

Tasua in Iran

Tasua in Iran

Tasua in Iran

The day before Ashura is called Tasua

Millions of  people around the world, dressed in black, took to the streets and mosques on Saturday, the ninth day of the holy month of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, to mourn the tragedy on a day known as Tasua.

Tasua in Iran

Ashura

The Day of Ashura is when Imam Hussein along with 72 of his companions was martyred in a battle in Karbala, Iraq, more than 14 centuries ago.

Ashura symbolizes the eternal struggle of truth against falsehood and the battle against injustice and cruelty realized by Imam Hussein as he offered supreme sacrifice to uphold the principles against tyranny.

Above painting depicts the family of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him),  mourning when the Imam Hussain‘s Horse came back from the battle without his rider.