Ashura procession
Wed, 17 Jul
|Ashura Rally
"Procession of the Free" is the name of the annual procession which started since 1996 by individual mourners who wanted to go in a symbolic procession in memory of Imam Hussein and the tragedy that took place in Karbala in the year 680. The tradition grew to the point that more than 10,000 people now participate and the number is growing.
Tid & sted
17 Jul 2024, 14:00 – 19:00
Ashura Rally, Queen Louise's Bridge, 1371 Copenhagen
Om eventet
The procession started with less than 50 participants and was founded by the following private promoters:
o Sayid Saeed Al-Hulo; Abu Hisham.
o Sheikh Abu Husam Al-Baghdadi.
o Sayid Makki Al-Hulo.
o Saeed Al Hayawi.
o Nasir Al-Assadi.
o Abu Sakir.
o Abu Qais Al-Baghdadi.
o Sayid Hisham Al-Hulo.
The then association Dar Al-Hussain and Shaeed Al-Sadr were against the procession, as they believed that such an activity did not fit in with the Danish norms or with the provocation method for Imam Hussain.
Famous poems that were used for many years were:
"The truthful prophet said
Hussain is from me and I am from Hussain
O you (Hussain) who guarded the right of guidance.
You are an exalted symbol o Hussain."
The annual procession starts from Dronning Louises Bro and continues along Nørrebrogade towards Nørrebro Station.
This year's procession will provisionally take place on Tuesday 17 July at 14 (after noon prayer).
More details to follow about previous years' pageants can be found at: www.facebook.com/DeFriesOptog
Pictures and videos from previous years can be found at: Ashura Denmark
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