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This vivid representation of the 10th day of Muharram is achieved by the well-known Italian painter Fausto Zonaro when he witnessed the ceremony during his stay in Istanbul. He drew most of his picture reflecting the culture in various views and scenes. The current painting is a patent display of that important day for Muslims (Shia) community. The 10th day of Muharram or the Ashura Day is remembered as the day on which Hussein Ibn Ali was martyred in the battle of Karbala. Hussein was an Imam and due to his death Shia Muslims mourns on the day. But, this mourning doesn’t stop at despair but as a demonstration of their sheer dejection Shia Muslims often do flagellation by hurting themselves with lashes or swords […]

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Aşure Günü, Crying, Day of Ashura, Festival, Imam, Italian, Mourning, Muharram, Sword, Turkish

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Pieta, as a subject, relays the message of a sorrowful yet pride mother who has lost her son for the sake of humanity and other benevolent causes. The subject mainly became known after the sculpture Pieta by Michelangelo. His Pieta presented Mother Mary carrying lean, weak and dead Jesus in her lap and mourning over his death. Though, the artist intended to represent the delicate scene where Mother Mary is mourning but at the same time can’t regret her son’s death due to the great cause for which he did the ultimate sacrifice. Pieta represents a mother’s dilemma who can’t decide if she should cry for her son’s death or take pride out of it. And this difficult situation, where a mother is forced to […]

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American Flag, Amputated Person, battlefield, Battleground, Blood, Crying, Crying Mother, Crying Woman, Dead Man, Dead Soldier, Emotional, Flag, Gun, Man, Martyr, Martyrdom, Mother, Mourning, Mourning Mother, Patriotic, Patriotic Soldier, Patriotism, Pieta, Sad, Soldier, War, Woman, Wounded Soldier, Wounded Warrior

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Crying, Death, Jesus Christ, Madonna, Mother Mary, Mourning, Pieta