AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The 21st international convention of Pir-Gholaman Husseini (veteran servants of ceremonies held to commemorate Imam Hussein (AS) martyrdom) will be held in Kerman.
This is according to Erfan Khodaparast, secretary of the event, who made the statements in a press conference in Kerman on Saturday.
The event will open in the southern Iranian city on July 30, running for three days.
Delegates from Colombia, Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon, Germany, and a number of other European states will participate in the convention, Khodaparast said.
He noted that various programs have been planned on the sidelines of the main event, including visits to local mosques and mourning gatherings.
This is an annual event that seeks to honor those individuals who have for years served in mourning gatherings for Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions.
Shia Muslims, and others in different parts of the world, hold ceremonies every year in Muharram to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions.
The third Shia Imam (AS) and a small group of his followers and family members were martyred by the tyrant of his time - Yazid Bin Muawiya, in the battle of Karbala on Ashura in the year 680 AD.
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