The ceremony was held in the courtyard of the shrine of Imam al-Hussayn (peace be upon him), in the presence of representatives of the two holy shrines and processions of the people of Karbala with its varieties, limbs and bodies, along with a group of visitors.
The celebration began with the recitation of a verse from the Holy Quran, recited by the reader Mohammed Redha al-Sarraf, followed by the speech of the Two Holy Shrines delivered by the member of the board of Directors of the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine, Dr. Afdhal al-Shami, in which he called to emulate the biography of Imam al-Hassan al-Mujtaba (peace be upon him) and adhere to the Sunnah and prophetic ethics, as this is a way to get closer to Allah Almighty, followed by a speech to the people of the holy city of Karbala delivered by Dr. Ahmed Al-Saffar al-Karbalai.
The celebration included the recitation of poems and religious songs for the Blessed anniversary, in which the poet Musa al-Ma'mar al-Karbalai, the poet Mullah Thamer al-Aredhi, the poet Nizar al-Hasnawi and the poet Mullah Ali Taher al-Karbalai participated.