{"id":1756,"date":"2015-10-20T15:09:35","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T15:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/1756-millions-of-mourners-flood-into-holy-karbala-to-mark-ashura\/"},"modified":"2015-10-20T15:09:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T15:09:35","slug":"millions-of-mourners-flood-into-holy-karbala-to-mark-ashura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/1756-millions-of-mourners-flood-into-holy-karbala-to-mark-ashura\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of mourners flood into Holy Karbala to mark Ashura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 15.8079996109009px;\">Arrangements for free meals and drinks have also been made at different places<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Ashura processions were held in Iraq as millions of pilgrims flooded into the holy city of Karbala to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, grandson of Holy Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him and his progeny.<\/h4>\n<h4>Arrangements for free meals and drinks have also been made at different places in the way of procession for mourners.<\/h4>\n<h4>Ashura processions were also held in small and large cities of the country.<\/h4>\n<h4>It is expected that the holy city of Karbala will witness the arrival of around four million pilgrims from different nationalities to observe the day of Ashura.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arrangements for free meals and drinks have also been made at different places \u00a0 Ashura processions were held in Iraq as millions of pilgrims flooded into the holy city of Karbala to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, grandson of Holy Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him and his progeny. 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