Question

Explain the festival of Moharram.

Answer 1

Instructions: Your answer should have the following points:

• What is Moharram ?
• Why is it celebrated?
• How is it celebrated?

Solution:

• Moharram commemorates the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad’s grandson who breathed his last in the Battle of Karbala in Iraq.
  
• Processions called Peeri with decorated Tazias are taken out, in which everyone participates.
  
• Peeri is a structure that is put together with bamboo strips in a dome shape. It is covered with glittering clothes. A bamboo pole is secured to the dome to handle the peeri. At the top, a metallic crescent or palm shape is affixed to it. It is draped with flowers and coconuts.