Karb: a Look at Mourning Ceremony In the First Ten Days of Muharram in Lahijan

After the incident of Ashura in Karbala, the month of Muharram gained a special place throughout Iran. Cultural plurality in the context of ethnic variety in Iran has caused qualitative differences in holding mourning ceremonies in Muharram. Considering the historical background of Lahijan, the people of that city have special customs for ceremonies in Muharram. This can be found out by considering the position of graves in the central part of the present city. Therefore, the people of this region pay much attention to the rites and ceremonies, especially in certain days of the year and in mourning ceremonies of Muharram. Among them is the morning ceremony called karb zani. In view of the exclusive nature of that ceremony, the writers of this article try to explain the reason and the method of holding it. This is because the speed of changes causes the method of holding the ceremonies to alter and lose their original forms. Meanwhile, the origin of some of those customs has been studied. The research method is descriptive-analytical in the form of a field study.