Phenomenological understanding of youth's lived experiences of attending mourning ceremonies in Muharram Corona

Mourning ceremonies as a ritual dimension of religion have long been considered of special importance and prestige, and every year millions of God-seekers and lovers of Hazrat Sayyid al-Shuhada (AS) attend the mourning ceremonies in the first decade of Muharram in a glorious, cohesive, unifying and passionate manner. In this article, the phenomenological understanding of the lived religious experiences of young people from attending mourning ceremonies according to the coronary conditions of society is considered.

Using theoretical and purposeful sampling method, interviews with 25 young mourners (18-35) in four youth groups (Qamar Bani Hashem (AS), Zolanvar, Sajedin and Mohebbin) in Neyriz city of Fars province in Muharram2020. The data of this qualitative study were collected through semi-structured interviews.

According to the typological model of the experience of the religious groups of Joachim Ouch, after analyzing the qualitative data, they categorized their lived experience in the following three aspects: Intellectual dimension: Enlightenment, mental health promotion, Practical dimension: New style of mourning, Acquisition of confidential identity, Religious socialization, Jihadi identity and Social dimension: Promotion of social capital, Promotion of social health, Collective bi-generation and creation of intergenerational ties, Suspension of the system Social stratification

The general results of the research indicate that the mourning ceremonies of Imam Hussein (AS) are considered as an identity-building factor and play an essential role in the peace, vitality and spiritual, physical and spiritual well-being of the youth.