Muharram: People celebrate the festival with eco-friendly Tazia in Gorakhpur
News Nation Bureau 21 September 2018, 07:19 PM
Muharram falls on the first month of the Islamic, lunar calendar. This religious festival is celebrated as the second holiest month after Ramadan. And every year, Muslims from all the world participate together with great enthusiasm. Muharram is derived from the word ‘haram’ which means ‘forbidden’. It is believed that the history of 'shared-pain' started as a commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. In Gorakhpur, Hindus and Muslims come together every year to celebrate this festival with eco-friendly tazia. This tazia is made up of wheat sprouts.
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