HomeAshura FestivalShi’ite Muslim women look at Shi’ite Muslim men walking on fire at a ceremony during the Ashura festival at a mosque in central Yangon
Shi’ite Muslim women look at Shi’ite Muslim men walking on fire at a ceremony during the Ashura festival at a mosque in central Yangon
Shi'ite Muslim women react as they look at Shi'ite Muslim men walking on fire at a ceremony during the Ashura festival at a mosque in central Yangon December 16, 2010. Ashura, the most important day in the Shi'ite calendar, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, in the 7th century battle of Kerbala. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)