Ashura processions in Kashmir mark the Day of Ashura commemorating the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala. However major mourning processions have been banned by the Government of Jammu and kashmir since the 1990s when there was a rise in insurgency in the state. Smaller processions are permitted in some Shia-pockets of the state, including in the districts of Anantnag,Baramullah , kulgam. However, in the state capital of Srinagar, processions are not at some places. For Shia Muslims, the commemoration of Ashura is not a festival but rather a sad event, while Sunni Muslims view it as a victory God gave to Moses. For Shia Muslims, it is a period of intense grief and mourning. Mourners congregate at a mosque for sorrowful, poetic recitations such as marsiya, noha, latmiya, and soaz performed in memory of the martyrdom of Husayn, and chants of "Ya Hussain".
Sunnis regard fasting during Ashura as recommended, though not obligatory, having been superseded by the Ramadan fast
Ashura processions in Kashmir mark the Day of Ashura commemorating the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala. However major mourning processions have been banned by the Government of Jammu and kashmir since the 1990s when there was a rise in insurgency in the state. Smaller processions are permitted in some Shia-pockets of the state, including in the districts of Anantnag,Baramullah , kulgam. However, in the state capital of Srinagar, processions are not at some places. For Shia Muslims, the commemoration of Ashura is not a festival but rather a sad event, while Sunni Muslims view it as a victory God gave to Moses. For Shia Muslims, it is a period of intense grief and mourning. Mourners congregate at a mosque for sorrowful, poetic recitations such as marsiya, noha, latmiya, and soaz performed in memory of the martyrdom of Husayn, and chants of "Ya Hussain".
Sunnis regard fasting during Ashura as recommended, though not obligatory, having been superseded by the Ramadan fast
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