The Arbaeen religious festival

Agencies Published January 1, 2013
Iraqis take part in the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the Imam Abbas shrine in the city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2012. ? AFP Photo
Iraqis take part in the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the Imam Abbas shrine in the city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2012. ? AFP Photo
Iraqis take part in the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the Imam Abbas shrine in the city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2012. ? AFP Photo
Iraqis take part in the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the Imam Abbas shrine in the city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2012. ? AFP Photo
Iraqis take part in the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the Imam Abbas shrine in the city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2012. ? AFP Photo
Iraqis take part in the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the Imam Abbas shrine in the city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2012. ? AFP Photo
An Iraqi man takes part in the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the shrine city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2012. A wave of bombings and shootings killed 12 people as Iraq grappled with anti-government protests and simmering political crises ahead of major Shia Muslim commemoration rituals. ? AFP Photo
An Iraqi man takes part in the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the shrine city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2012. A wave of bombings and shootings killed 12 people as Iraq grappled with anti-government protests and simmering political crises ahead of major Shia Muslim commemoration rituals. ? AFP Photo
An Iraqi man takes part in the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the shrine city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2012. A wave of bombings and shootings killed 12 people as Iraq grappled with anti-government protests and simmering political crises ahead of major Shiite Muslim commemoration rituals. ? AFP Photo
An Iraqi man takes part in the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the shrine city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2012. A wave of bombings and shootings killed 12 people as Iraq grappled with anti-government protests and simmering political crises ahead of major Shiite Muslim commemoration rituals. ? AFP Photo

Iraqis take part in the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the Imam Abbas shrine in the city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2012. — Photos and text by AFP

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