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*‘Among the Shiites the passion play was regularly performed, by both professional and amateur actors. The performances always took place during the first 10 days of the month of Muharram (the first in the Muslim year), the period when the suffering and death of the descendants and relatives of the fourth Caliph Ali were commemorated. For generations this largely theatrical event served as a focal point of the year, gripping audiences in total involvement with its blend of symbolism and realism.’

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*(ref [[Redbook9:121-122][19910415:0840v]{[Islamic Art –] Dance and Theatre [continued (3)]}[15th April 1991],] 121-2↑)

**– ibid [Encyclopaedia Britannica 22: 70]

(& see ibid [Encyclopaedia Britannica 22:] 72 for details, eg people march through the streets, wounding themselves, before the plays).

{cf G~-R~ (eg T[arot]XII + T[arot]XIII)}

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