Catholic woman proud to be Arbaeen pilgrim

A catholic woman from Italy is proud to be part of a millions-strong crowd of people who march toward the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, for Arbaeen.

A catholic woman from Italy is proud to be part of a millions-strong crowd of people who march toward the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, for Arbaeen.

Arbaeen comes 40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (AS).

Every year, a huge crowd of Shias flock to Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located, to perform mourning rites.

In the past few years, around 20 million pilgrims from all over the world took part in the mourning ceremonies in the Iraqi holy city marking Arbaeen.

Arbaeen falls on Tuesday, October 30, this year.