Ashura Mourning Ceremony in Iran (8 images)

Iranian men cover themselves with mud during a ritual ceremony called Kharrah Mali in Bijar located in Kurdistan province of Iran on December 16, 2010. Shiite Muslims all over the world mourn the slaying of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, in the battle of Karbala in the year 680 A.D. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

Iranian men cover themselves with mud during a ritual ceremony called Kharrah Mali in Bijar located in Kurdistan province of Iran on December 16, 2010. Shiite Muslims all over the world mourn the slaying of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, in the battle of Karbala in the year 680 A.D. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

Iranian men cover themselves with mud during a ritual ceremony called Kharrah Mali in Bijar located in Kurdistan province of Iran on December 16, 2010. Shiite Muslims all over the world mourn the slaying of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, in the battle of Karbala in the year 680 A.D. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

Iranian men cover themselves with mud during a ritual ceremony called Kharrah Mali in Bijar located in Kurdistan province of Iran on December 16, 2010. Shiite Muslims all over the world mourn the slaying of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, in the battle of Karbala in the year 680 A.D. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian