The servants of the shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him) performed the ceremonies of the devotional practice, in the Holy Courtyard, coinciding with his auspicious birth anniversary.
The official of the guest reception unit at the holy shrine, Mr. Fares al-Husseini, said that"the servants of the shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas(peace be upon him) commemorated his auspicious birth anniversary and they are lined up in front of his holy shrine, with the participation of a number of officials of the Abbas's (p) holy shrine and guests of the seventeenth World Cultural martyrdom Spring Festival, and a large gathering of visitors to commemorate this occasion".
He added that"the ceremonies began with the recitation of verses from the Holy Qur'an, followed by the reading of the Ziyarat of the master Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas(peace be upon him), then reciting the chant (the melody of pride), followed by the reading of poems and songs, which were sung about the blessed occasion, and concluded with the distribution of wreaths of roses and candy pieces to visitors".
For his part, the head of the Vatican Library in Rome and one of the guests of the festival, Bishop Dzani, expressed his happiness to attend the birth anniversaries of the Mohammadian moons; Imam al-Hussayn, his brother Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas and Imam Zayn al-Abideen (peace be upon them), indicating that, "the devotional atmosphere in the city of Karbala expresses the extent of cohesion of the spectrum of society."