Ashura is always a tense time in Iraq, but never more so than this year.

在伊拉克，阿舒拉节期间总是气氛紧张，但今年的情势更严重。

Ashura ceremonies have been targeted in the past by Sunni militants as Sebastian Usher reports.

过去阿舒拉节一直是逊尼派武装分子的袭击目标，塞巴斯蒂安·亚瑟报道。

The Shrine at Karte Sakhi was packed with people marking Ashura, one of the most important days in the Shiah's calendar.

位于卡尔特萨基(Karte Sakhi)这座神龛当时挤满了庆祝阿舒拉节的人群。这是什叶派日历上最重要的节日之一。

A series of bombings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed more than 30 pilgrims on the eve of the Shiah's religious festival Ashura.

伊拉克首都巴格达发生系列爆炸案，导致30多名准备参加什叶派宗教节日阿舒拉节的朝圣者死亡。