The cooking of 80-ton pottage in Shiraz (PHOTOS)

Cooking pottage and distributing it as votive food is an age-old tradition to mark the demise anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad.

Preparations to cook the biggest pottage in the world are underway in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz.

Cooking pottage and distributing it as votive food is an age-old tradition to mark the demise anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad.

This year the end product is expected to weigh 80 tons, making it the biggest pottage in the world ever.

The following images have been released by Mehr News Agency:

 

Fatemeh Askarieh

Fatemeh Askarieh is an Iranian journalist working on a range of fields including culture, art, lifestyle, cultural heritage, and tourism. She has been working with the Iran Front Page (IFP) Media Group for 10 years, and is currently the head of the Art and Lifestyle Department.

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