(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Thousands local and foreign Shiites have commemorated the day of Ashura in New York city America and Montreal city of Canada, on November, 25, 2012.Shiites marked the day to morn the martyrdom of Hussain ibn Ali (AS), the grandson of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).Chanting “Ya Hussain” and “Ya Ali”, the mourners, along with Alams, Tazias and Zuljinnah, proceeded from the Park Avenue in Manhattan and ended their three-hour march at the Pakistan Consulate General after ‘Asar’ prayers.Women walked separately, reciting eulogies to Hazrat Imam Hussain and his followers. All along the procession route, people distributed refreshments./129
