in the city of ashkezar, people make a wooden structure, a symbolic representation of the imam's coffinays eloquent and based on the truth, they're filled with lament and grief as well as a whole lot of praise and respect for the imam. خدایان خدایان. joseph is an archaeologist who has lot of interest in iran's religious culture, customs and traditions. he has come to iran many times during the past six years, but this year he managed to see the muharram ceremonies here in yaz from up close. جالب بود که انقدر جمعیت هست این اولین چیزی که برای من جالب بود و واقعا اینجا میبینن که مردم خیلی تو مراسمن یعنی برای ما یک کم مردم دورترن یعنی فقط مثلاً برای یه روز اینطور ولی اینجا دیدم خیلی روزها مراسم هستن و مردم خیلی دوست دارن با دل در مراسم هستن این واقعا خیلی جالب برای من. imam hussain was slain, his children in pain, and all women in chains, the sound of cries, the orphan sys, the land of karbala filled with blood and flames, everyone in agony and cruelty to blame. to travel is to learn new things. a journey has so much to teach us and lot to offer. those who seek the truth find this path as a