Shiite Muslim traditional custom "Ashura": bloody cuts the scalp

"Ashura" is a transliteration of the Arabic word "Tenth Day".

According to the Islamic calendar, this day is January 10th of the Islamic calendar, which is the holy day of Islam.

On Ashura, it is a traditional part of the festival for some Shiite Muslim children to cut their scalps during the festival, and some Muslims will whip themselves with chains to commemorate Hussein.

In 622 AD, shortly after the Islamic Prophet Mohammed left Mecca for Medina, he stipulated that this day should be a full-day fasting day. Later, because Mohammed stipulated that Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, should be used as Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ashura was retained as a voluntary fasting day, and Sunnis still fast on this day.

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Legend has it that the following major events occurred on this day: 1. After Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, God allowed them to confess on this day.

2. On this day, Noah's Ark finally stopped at Yixun on the south bank of Lop Nur, Xinjiang, and got rid of hunger. Therefore, the Hui people have the custom of drinking bean porridge.

3. The day when Ibrahim, the Arab tycoon, was rescued by the tyrant Naimurudai after smashing his idol.

4. The day when Saint Yusuf and his father Yergubai were reunited.

5. The day when the saint Musa hit the water with his staff and crossed the river safely.

6. The Day of God's forgiveness for David.

7. Sulaima is the day when the throne will be restored.

8. The day Anyoub recovered from his serious illness.

9. Yunus was rescued from the belly of the fish.

10. The day Jesus was rescued from distress and ascended to heaven.

11. On this day, Allah created man and hell.

Shiite Muslims take traditional customs photos of Ashura Day, even babies are required to participate

Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar is the Mujram calendar, and it is called Hijira in Arabic, which means migration. When the second caliph, Umar, was in power, in order to commemorate Mohammed's migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD, this year was determined as the first year of the Islamic calendar. Therefore, this calendar was called the Hijira Calendar. China Muslims customarily call it the "Hijri calendar."

The Islamic calendar is based on the lunar calendar, with one full and one missing part of the moon as a month, and twelve months as a year. It does not consider the time for the earth to orbit around the sun, nor does it set a leap year. Therefore, its year is 354 or 355 days, 11 days less than the Gregorian calendar. Every 32 years or so, there is one more year than the Gregorian calendar.

The time of all religious activities in Islam is calculated according to the history of Islam. Therefore, if calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, the same religious festival is often about 11 days earlier than the previous year. Then January 1st of the Islamic calendar is also called Muhari New Year.

Conversion method between Islamic calendar and Gregorian calendar: 1. Qiuyi calendar: Gregorian calendar-622 +(Gregorian calendar-622) ÷32= Iraqi calendar year.

Take 1988 AD as an example: 1988-622+1988-622)÷32=1988-622 + 1366÷32=1988-622+42=1366+42=1408) Iraqi calendar.

2. Seek Gregorian calendar: Iraqi calendar +622-Iraqi calendar ÷33= Gregorian calendar year.

Take the year 1408 of the Iraqi calendar as an example: 1408+622-1408÷33=1408+622-42=2030-42=1988) Gregorian calendar.

Sudan has a one-day holiday.