A look at the traditional ritual of knife and knife in the mourning of Hosseini of Saman people

The knife knife ceremony is one of the mourning rituals of Hosseini in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, which is performed by the people of Saman city in the mourning of the martyrs of Imam Hussein (AS) and is held in the middle of the night of Ashura. Each person takes 2 pieces of stone or a flat stick in his hand and beats them by playing a reed, cymbal, drum and singing a lament with a special song from midnight to the morning call to prayer of Ashura. The slogan “Ya Ali” joins Hosseini’s mourners and they mourn as the number of people in the knife-wielding staff increases.

Members of the Knife and Knife Committee come to the city’s Grand Mosque for morning prayers after traveling a long distance around the city of Saman. The knife-knife ritual is in order.

The ritual of knife-knife Saman was nationally registered in the list of spiritual (intangible) heritage of Iran on December 13, 2012, number 622. Holding a knife-knife is important for all age groups. A resident of Saman said about the knife-knife ritual: In an interview with IRNA, Mohammad Reza Asad Samani emphasized: “Holding the knife-knife ritual is a reminder of the bravery and sacrifices of Imam Hussein (AS) and 72 of his loyal companions in the Karbala uprising.”

He added: “Holding this ritual is the same as keeping alive the culture of Ashura and martyrdom and promoting it and passing it on to future generations.” It is not held and it is hoped that by controlling and eradicating the corona virus, this ritual can be held in the coming years.

The ritual knife left by our ancestors is in the mourning of Imam Hussein (AS). Another resident of Saman also said: The ritual knife knife left by our ancestors is in the mourning of the martyrs of Imam Hussein (AS). Mehdi Sheikh Samani said “According to the available historical documents, the holding of the knife-knife ritual in Saman is more than 250 years old,” he told IRNA.

He reminded: The registration of the Saman knife knife ritual in the list of national intangible heritage works shows the importance and uniqueness of this ceremony among the people of the country.

Sheikh Samani stated: The people of Saman use pieces of stone and wood to hold the knife-wielding ritual in order to recreate the memories of the Karbala uprising in a natural way. They are held in the historical mosque of this city. The knife-knife ceremony is held from the morning until the morning call of Ashura.

The Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari also said in this regard: they do.

In an interview with IRNA, Kourosh Babaian emphasized: “In this ritual, the participants stand facing each other in a column with a variable distance of a few meters in two rows, and after forming the rows, recite 2 pieces of stone or wood at the same time as reciting the Qashqai Turkish lament.” می‌کوبند.

He added: “Due to the outbreak of the corona virus and the application of new restrictions and bans on corona, the Saman knife knife ceremony will not be held this year.”

According to IRNA, due to the critical situation in the country regarding the outbreak of coronavirus, new coronary restrictions were imposed on Saturday at the meeting of the National Coronavirus Headquarters, according to which all guilds, banks and government businesses except the essential groups from Monday, August 25 It is closed until Saturday, August 20.

During this period, holding any ceremonies, condolences, mourning and various similar programs is prohibited according to the instructions of the National Corona Virus Headquarters and gathering is not allowed, especially indoors and under the roof.

Since the beginning of the corona outbreak until now (August 16), 177,324 Pi tests have been performed. سی. R. Corona (PCR) diagnosis was performed in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.

Saman is located 16 km from the center of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.