The Arbaeen religious festival

Iraqis take part in the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the Imam Abbas shrine in the city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2012. — Photos and text by AFP

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The Arbaeen religious festival

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