This series describes the feeling of people during the Ashura*
commemoration in Iran. During the Days of Ashura are
organized processions and public meeting where a speaker tells
the history of Husayn martyrdom, the people participate actively
in the story, beating his chest and and expressing grief and
sorrow. The images tells of people feeling through expressions
and gestures of the participants.
*The Ashura (the tenth day literally) commemorates the
martyrdom of the third prophet Husayn in the plain of Karbala
(today's Iraq) by Umayyad tribe, occurrence that marks the
schism from Sunni Islamism. It is an important event for Iranian
population. The underlying sense of the event is to strengthen
the bonds of the community under the sign of injustice and
persecution received; it is an aspect of religious feeling that
accompanies the every day life of the faithful.
Raffaele Tuzio is a photographer based in Rome. He was born in Benevento and his passion for fotography began in 1981. In 1988 he went to Rome where he was involved in travel photography. During these years he travelled all around the world. In 1990 he started a collaboration with the italian tour operator sentieri di nuove esperienze, a company specialised in cultural tourism. Raffaele is consultant for tours planning and he directs a long term project to increase the company image.
