
CNN witnesses ‘Hosseini Infants Ceremony' in Tehran
CNN's Frederik Pleitgen witnesses the 'Hosseini Infants Ceremony' in Tehran where hundreds of women hold their babies into the air to show they are willing to offer their children to God and to Imam Hossein. The ceremony is held on the first Friday of the month in Islamic calendar.

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CNN witnesses ‘Hosseini Infants Ceremony' in Tehran
CNN's Frederik Pleitgen witnesses the 'Hosseini Infants Ceremony' in Tehran where hundreds of women hold their babies into the air to show they are willing to offer their children to God and to Imam Hossein. The ceremony is held on the first Friday of the month in Islamic calendar.