Nakhl-Gardani ceremony in Hamaneh Village on Ashura day.

Nakhl-Gardani ceremony in Hamaneh Village on Ashura day. Nakhl is a huge wooden cypress-shaped structure which symbolizes the coffin of Imam Hossein. It also has other decorations such as mirrors, fruits, decorative knots and silk clothes, which are tied at two sides of Nakhl. Muharram rituals mark the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hossein, the 3rd Shia Imam, and some of his family members were killed by Yazid forces years ago. #Yazd, #Iran. Photo by Ali Nafisi @alinafisi for @everydayYazd #everydayYazd #everydayIran #everydayMiddleEast #everydayAsia #everydayEverywhere

مراسم نخل‌گردانی در روستای هامانه در روز عاشورا. نخل، سازه‌ای چوبی به‌شکل درخت سَرو، نماد تابوت امام حسین است. این سازه تزئینات دیگری هم دارد چون آینه، میوه و پارچه‌هایی که از دو سوی نخل آویزان است. #یزد، #ایران. عکاس: علی نفیسی