The ritual of jeghjegheh-zani is held on Tasu’a morning, in the villages of Abyaneh and Tareh and some other villages of Natanz County.
Jeghjegheh (literally meaning rattle in Persian) is a small object made of wood, which is offered to the villagers at the beginning of this ritual.
Under the order of the maddah (panegyrist, religious singer), each of the attendees picks up two jeghjeghehs off the steps of the mosque.
When the mourners are appropriately positioned in queues, the ritual begins, and the jingling sound caused by wooden rattles, alongside with the sound of drums and cymbals and the voice of the maddah, creates a beautiful orchestral melody.
When the ritual—which is estimated to be 400 years old—is finished on Tasu’a morning, the people gather in the Imamzadeh Isa and Yahya, located in this village, and after some time move back to Yasmoon Neighbourhood again.
The dirges sung in this ritual are composed of verses that are about the passion of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them).
