![Muharram Mourning Ceremonies Underway in The Netherlands Muharram Mourning Ceremonies Underway in The Netherlands](https://erfan.ir/system/assets/imgArticle/2014/10/50610_74130_moharam02@rwcards.jpg)
Mourning ceremonies on martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) in Muharram month have been held by Kawthar Cultural Institute in The Hague city of the Netherlands.
According to Sawtaliraq website, the ceremonies began on October 25 with the participation of a large number of Shia Muslims of the region and Ahl-ul-Bayt's (AS) devotees.
Quran recitations, speeches, recitation of Ashura Supplication and elegies on the occasion are some parts of the programs.
" Imam Hussein's (AS) Seerah", "how the Imam treated his enemies" and "how Imam Hussein (AS) won the battle while he was martyred" have been the themes of some of the speeches so far delivered in the ceremonies.
The Kawthar religious institute organizes the mourning rituals in the city during the first ten days of Muharram (the first month in the lunar Hijri calendar) every year.
source : www.iqna.ir