the tenth of the month of Muharram, an important fast day for Sunni Muslims.
(among Shiʿite Muslims) the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hussein.
From the Arabic word ʿĀshūrāʾ
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State television footage showed him greeting worshippers at a mosque on Saturday during a ceremony a day before the Shia festival of Ashura.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025
They were commemorating Ashura, Shia Islam’s most sacred ritual, showcased annually with great fanfare in Iran as a testament to the Shiite theocracy’s power and strength.
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2023
The mourning over their deaths reaches to its peak on Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram.
From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2023
Houthi supporters rally to mark the Ashura day in Sanaa, Yemen August 8, 2022.
From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2022
ASHVINS=stars which drove round the pole the constellations of Ursa Major and Draco, another name for Ashura?
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia
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