(Majmae Gozari) in mazandaran

The surviving members of Imam Hussein’s family and those of his followers were taken captive, marched to Damascus, and imprisoned there.The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, and months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 10 to 11 days shorter than the solar year, Muharram migrates throughout the solar years.