{"id":588,"date":"2026-05-28T16:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/?p=588"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:20:31","slug":"palm-procession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/en\/palm-procession\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Procession"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nakhl Gardani ceremony is held annually in Riab Village on the Day of Ashura, attracting large numbers of residents and religious visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Nakhl&#8221; is a massive wooden structure symbolizing the coffin of Imam Hussein (PBUH). It is decorated with mirrors, green and black fabrics, and ornamental blades. Weighing several hundred kilograms, the Nakhl is carried on the shoulders of dozens of village men and slowly paraded through the narrow streets of the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The procession is accompanied by mourning chants, chest-beating rituals, and chain-beating ceremonies, filling the village with an atmosphere of sorrow and devotion. The route begins and ends at the village\u2019s Ta&#8217;zieh Square and Hosseiniyeh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rooted in Shi\u2019a culture, this ritual has preserved its authenticity in Riab and constitutes a valuable element of intangible cultural heritage. Each year, it attracts hundreds of pilgrims and visitors. Nakhl Gardani is a powerful expression of social solidarity and the collective devotion of the people of Riab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nakhl Gardani ceremony is held annually in Riab Village on the Day of Ashura, attracting large numbers of residents and religious visitors. The &#8220;Nakhl&#8221; is a massive wooden structure symbolizing the coffin of Imam Hussein (PBUH). It is decorated with mirrors, green and black fabrics, and ornamental blades. Weighing several hundred kilograms, the Nakhl [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-attractions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":829,"href":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588\/revisions\/829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riabvillage.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}