Publish Date: 13 October 2016 - 16:31

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Different cities of Iraqi Kurdistan hosted ceremonies to commemorate the annual Ashura procession. The tenth day of Muharram- the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar- has been mourned for centuries after the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) along with his children and companions was martyred in 7th century A.D.