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Iraqis show their hospitality to millions of Arba’een pilgrims

Sunday, 28 October 2018 3:34 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 28 October 2018 3:38 PM ]

A volunteer offers food to a fellow pilgrim as thousands of Iranian Shi'ite Muslims prepare to cross the Mehran border point between Iran and Iraq, heading toward the central Iraqi shrine city of Karbala, on October 28, 2018, ahead of the Arbaeen religious festival. (Photo by AFP)

Ali Musawi
Press TV, Karbala

Millions of people from across the world are converging on the Iraqi city of Karbala for the Day of Arba’een. The occasion marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein. As our correspondent Ali Musavi reports, the pilgrims say they are impressed by the hospitality of Iraqis.

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