Karb

Mahdi Moniri
2002
19 minutes

 

A film about a religious ceremony in the north of Iran.

Karb is a special religious object made of wood. In some communities in the north of Iran there exists a special ceremony with the name of Karbzani; this ceremony is in memorial of the martyrdom of Imam Hossein, grandchild of the Prophet Mohammad, during Moharram.

 

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