* 2009 – 43 people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.

* 2009 – Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.

He was killed in the Battle of Karbala the same year, an event still mourned by Muslims on the Day of Ashura.

It is possible that the obligation to fast during Ramadan comes from early injunction to fast on Ashura, the 10th day of the month of Muharram, which may have once been identical with the Jewish observance of the Day of Atonement.

* The Day of Ashura, which is the tenth day of Muharram as well as either a day before, or a day after ( while the Sunni majority take part in this, Shi ' ites refrain due to their sect-specific regard for the day as one of mourning.

* January 18: 2008 Iraqi Day of Ashura fighting.

** In a 1998 speech marking the Day of Ashura, and published in what was Hasan Nasrallah's official website at that time, Nasrallah referred to Israel as " the state of the grandsons of apes and pigs – the Zionist Jews " and condemned them as " the murderers of the prophets.

The Day of Ashura is commemorated by the Shia society as a day of mourning for the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala.

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The anniversary of his death is called the Day of Ashura and it is a day of mourning and religious observance for Shia Muslims.

Firecrackers are commonly used in celebration of holidays or festivals, such as Chinese New Year, Halloween, Independence Day ( also known as the 4th of July ) in the United States of America, Diwali in India, Tihar in Nepal, Day of Ashura in Morocco, Guy Fawkes Night or bonfire night in the United Kingdom, Skyfest in Ireland, Bastille day in France, and Spanish Fallas, in almost every cultural festival of Sri Lanka ( e. g. Sri Lankan new year ), and New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, Purim in Israel and especially the celebration of Chinese New Year by Chinese communities around the world.

The tenth day of Muharram is the Day of Ashura, which to Shia Muslims is part of the Mourning of Muharram.

Azadari procession carried out by Shiite Muslims in Indian city of Hardoi on the Day of Ashura.

Shia Muslims do so to replicate the sufferings of Hussein ibn Ali on the Day of Ashura.

Shia Muslim children in Amroha, India on camels in front of Azakhana Wazeer-un-Nisa | Azakhana as part of the procession commemorating events on & after Day of Ashura

On the Day of Ashura, the Persians and Japanese stormed the palace.

Millions of Shia Muslims gather around the Husayn Mosque in Karbala after making the Pilgrimage on foot during Arba ' een, which is a Shia Muslim religious observation that occurs 40 days after the Day of Ashura.

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** The Day of Ashura, ( 10th day of Muharram ), day of mourning in Shi ' a Islam

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The Ashura massacre of March 2, 2004 in Iraq was a series of planned terrorist explosions that killed at least 178 and injured at least 500 Iraqi Shi ' a Muslims commemorating the Day of Ashura.

The Independence Day celebration will be properly observed with a big military and civic parade from West Warwick to the Greene Homestead in Anthony ; ;

United Nations Day is the birthday of the United Nations, mankind's noblest attempt to establish lasting peace with justice ; ;

the Reverend George T. Day, a Free-Will Baptist ; ;

Although admitting Brown's guilt on legal grounds, Day said that, `` Brown is no common criminal ; ;

* Earliest day on which Ascension Day can fall, while June 3 is the latest ; celebrated 40 days after Easter ( Christianity ), and its related observances

* Earliest day on which National Heroes ' Day can fall, while August 28 is the latest ; celebrated on the fourth Monday in August.

* Earliest day on which Commerce Day, or Frídagur verslunarmanna, can fall ; celebrated on the first Monday of August.

* Earliest day on which Melon Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest ; celebrated on the second Sunday in August.

* Earliest day on which Day of Hearts can fall, while August 21 is the latest ; celebrated on the third Monday in August.

* Earliest day on which Store Bededag or General Prayer Day can fall, while May 13 is the latest ; observed on the 4th Friday after Easter day.

* Earliest day on which First Day of Summer or Sumardagurinn fyrsti can fall, while April 25 is the latest ; celebrated on the first Thursday after April 18.

* Earliest day on which Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 15 is the latest ; celebrated on the second Friday in April ( Liberia )

* Earliest day on which National Arbor Day can fall, while April 30 is the latest ; celebrated on the last Friday in April.

He made his headquarters at Chicago's Lexington Hotel ; after the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, it was nicknamed " Capone's Castle ".

In fact, earlier in the 1908 season, the identical situation had been brought to the umpires ' attention by Evers ; the umpire that day was the same Hank O ' Day.

The Bastille Day Military Parade opens with cadets from the École Polytechnique, Saint-Cyr, École Navale, and so forth, then other infantry troops, then motorized troops ; aircraft of the Patrouille de France aerobatics team fly above.

In recent times, it has become customary to invite units from France's allies to the parade ; in 2004 during the centenary of the Entente Cordiale, British troops ( the band of the Royal Marines, the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, Grenadier Guards and King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery ) led the Bastille Day parade in Paris for the first time, with the Red Arrows flying overhead.

Budapest, Hungary ; Bastille Day fireworks

There is no standard mode of celebration for Canada Day ; professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford Jennifer Welsh said of this: " Canada Day, like the country, is endlessly decentralized.

For instance, since 2006, annual Canada Day celebrations have been held at Trafalgar Square — the location of Canada House — in London, England ; initiated by the Canadian community in the United Kingdom, endorsed by the Canadian High Commission, and organised by a private promotions company, the event features Canadian performers and a demonstration of street hockey, among other activities.