Ashura, a traditional Bektashi rite, which commemorates with veneration the hero of Karbala, Imam Hussein and his 72 martyrs, who sacrificed themselves, up to the sublime human sacrifice, for the protection of the ideals of life.
On the tenth day of Matemi, to end this period of fasting, a final ceremony takes place in the temple. This ceremony begins at the end of the tenth night, the believers drink the water of life, the sherbet and after that the ashura is set on fire and continues the next day "Day of Ashura". Ashura is the special dessert that takes its name from this day. The eleventh day means Ashura. The tenth day of the month of Muharram marks the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein in Karbala. Ashura is made with wheat, water, starch, beans, corn, dried figs, raisins, nuts, sugar (or honey, jam, cider), cinnamon, and many other products that come out of the ground. In the religious ceremony (Mercije) is recited aloud, religious prayers are said in mourning silence. Then visits are made, the people and believers eat ashura. Ashura continues throughout the month of Muharrem, where all believers prepare this dessert not only for their families but also for all their relatives, wishing kindness, peace and love to each other.
