MAJID FARAHANI

Chehel Menbari

In some parts of Iran, there are differences in mourning for Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet of Islam.”chel Manbar” in Khorramabad/Iran is a special tradition that has been practiced for centuries. On Tasoa Day, women wear hoods to cover their faces, in a religious ceremony called “Chel Manbar”, fast in silence, and light Forty candles by the door of Forty houses.