Tassoua

Please note that Tassoua is a significant national public holiday observed throughout Iran, during which all museums, historical, and cultural sites remain closed.

Tassoua is a Shia Muslim holiday that is observed on the 9th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is a day of mourning and remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD.