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Do you know the story behind Muharram? What rituals do you follow on Muharram? What significance does the festival have in your life? bindu replied. I am very happy to know the story behind Muharram. Very few people know the stories and culture of Muslims. More infomative articles should be introduced to popularize the Muslims culture and stories behind festivals. Ashok replied. I am not Muslim but I really like to read about festivals of different religions and cultures. Indian culture is vast. I read about all Muslim festivals on your site and found the information really useful. My son wants to do a school project on Indian culture and I hope this information will be useful for him. Indian tradition, Indian culture, Indian Festivals, Indian religions all are vast. India has variety of religions but still we believe in unity. I too am visiting my Muslim friend for Muharram. Fardeen replied. Imam Hussain is worshipped on Muharram. Muharram is sacred and thus very close to my heart. I admire the sacrifice of Imam. He was brutally killed. His family and followers were also killed. The stories about the of karbala are really interesting. They tell episodes of the war. The story tells how Imam was killed and how he travelled to the riverbank for water. He fought for his family and for those who deeply believed in him. I am going to observe the rituals of this Muharram with my family. Ali replied. Muharram is the sacred month for all Muslims. The ninth and the tenth day of muharram are of greater importance as compared all other day of this Muslim festival. Many Muslims visit mosques on these days. The festival is of great significance for every Muslim. Some people choose to fast during Muharram. It is different than fasting during Ramadan. On this festival I visit to my native place where all my relatives come. We all visit the plays over there where dances are performed. Plays also performed where people enact the episodes from karbala war. Someone becomes Imam Hussain and enact his part in the war. He lost his life for his people.