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- This is one of the most popular and colorful festivals of the year, gathering pace over a week and culminating in a Leyla Kebira (big night) on the last Wednesday of the Islamic month of Rabi el-Tani. Pilgrims from all over the country come to El-Hussein Mosque to honor the Prophet's grandson, who was killed in Iraq in 680 A.D. Tents are erected around the mosque for poets, entertainers and zikr (remembrance). Sufis attending the festivities parade through the streets, each sect with its own banners and musical instruments.
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- El-Hussein Mosque
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