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2013, Staged Portraits , 2nd prize stories , Ebrahim Noroozi
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Mournful

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Women in the Iranian city of Khorramabad are dressed for the ceremony of Chehel Manbar. The commemoration of the battle of Karbala, when Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was killed, is one of the most important ceremonies of the year for Shia Muslims.
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Mournful

24 November 2012

Khorramabad, Iran

Women in the Iranian city of Khorramabad are dressed for the ceremony of Chehel Manbar. The commemoration of the battle of Karbala, when Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was killed, is one of the most important ceremonies of the year for Shia Muslims.

On the ninth day of the Muslim month of Muharram—on the eve of the climactic Day of Ashura—women in some regions participate in Chehel Manbar. In an act of mourning for Hussein they go veiled and barefoot to light candles at forty different locations.

Ceremonies differ from city to city, according to regional traditions. In Khorramabad, women light candles in the doorways of houses and offer cookies to the occupants. They may also cover their head and shoulders with clay in an act of mourning.

Femmes de la ville iranienne de Khorramabad, habillées pour la cérémonie de Chehel Minbar. La commémoration de la mort d’Hussein, petit-fils du Prophète Mahomet, à la bataille de Karbala, est l’une des plus importantes cérémonies de l’année pour les musulmans chiites. Le neuvième jour du mois musulman de Mouharram – à la veille de la fête de l’Achoura – les femmes de certaines régions participent au Chehel Minbar. Voilées et pieds nus en signe du deuil de Hussein, elles vont allumer des chandelles dans quarante lieux différents.

Les cérémonies diffèrent d’une ville à l’autre, selon les traditions régionales. À Khorramabad, les femmes allument des chandelles à l’entrée des maisons et offrent des biscuits aux habitants. Certaines couvrent aussi leur tête et leurs épaules d’argile, en signe de deuil.

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Khoram-Abad, Iran

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Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
ISO: 400
F-Stop: 3.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Ebrahim Noroozi

Ebrahim Noroozi
Nationality:
Iran
Website:
www.ebrahimnoroozi.com
About:
Ebrahim Noroozi was born in 1980 in Tehran, Iran. He began working as a professional photographer in 2004, with Fars News Agency.
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