On Tuesday morning, 16th of Safar, the Hussaini mourning processions (zinjeel) from various cities of Iraq and the world set off to commemorate the ceremonies of the Ziyarat Arbaeen in the city of Karbala.

The processions in the form of regular groups headed to the shrine of the master of the martyrs (peace be upon him), where poems were recited that showed the great pain in their hearts because of this sad memory, and then they went to the shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him) to complete the mourning ceremonies passing through the square between the Two Holy Shrines.

The condolence processions represent the provinces of Iraq in addition to processions from abroad, and their arrival will continue successively until the eve of twentieth of Safar, according to the Department of rituals and processions at the two holy shrines in Karbala, explaining, "the arrival of the processions will be according to a plan developed for their movement, to ensure smoothness and ease of movement and not intersect with the movement of visitors, through paths developed for this purpose".

Source: Abna24