Actors and celebrities at the Muharram mourning ceremony

Did you know you can now travel with Culture Trip? Book your spot on one of our culturally-immersive small-group trips. Based on the lunar Hijri calendar, Muharram is the first month of the Islamic New Year and is considered a holy month, second only to Ramadan in its significance. Muharram begins after the sighting of the new moon on the final day of the Islamic calendar.