Hosseini Infants Ceremony, a Shia ritual honoring Ali al-Asghar, martyred in 680 AD. Mothers raise babies symbolically.
Hundreds of women hold up their babies into the air to show they’re willing to offer them up as martyrs in Tehran, Iran according to CNN.
CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen witnessed the ceremony.
“Martyrdom is a hugely important concept here in the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
“We’re currently at an event where hundreds of women hold their babies into the air to show that they’re willing to offer their children as martyrs…”
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