On the following day, the 'Ashura, they kindle the fires in the Allawas, and say a Fatiha in each 'Ashur Khana. After this the 'Alams and the Tazias are taken away to a large open spot near water, which represents the plain of Karbala. Another Fatiha is said, the ornaments and decorations are taken off the Tazias, the frameworks of which are then cast into the water.[249] Sometimes they are reserved for use the following year. The water reminds the people of the parching thirst which Husain felt before his death. Only the 'Alams, not the Buraqs nor the Na'l Sahibs, are immersed. The people then burn incense, recite the Marsiyas, return home and say Fatiha over the 'Alams, Buraqs, &c. On the evening of the 12th, they sit up all night reading the Quran, reciting Marsiyas and verses in the praise of Husain. On the 13th day, a quantity of food is cooked which, when a Fatiha has been said over it, is distributed to the poor. Some very pious Shia'hs celebrate the fortieth day after the first of Muharram. It is on this day, according to some accounts, that the head and body of Husain were reunited. It is known as the 'Id-i-sar wa tan (head and body feast). The Sunnis do not, except as spectators, take any part in the Muharram ceremonies. Indeed, where the ruling power is not strong, there is often much ill-feeling aroused by the enthusiasm excited for all that concerns 'Ali and his family. The three first Khalifs are often well abused, and that no Sunni can bear with patience. The breach between the Sunni and the Shia'h is very wide, and the annual recurrence of the Muharram feast tends to keep alive the distinction. {242} The tenth day--the 'Ashura is, however, a Sunnat feast and, as such, is observed by all Sunnis. It is considered to be a most excellent day, for on it God is said to have created Adam and Eve, His throne, heaven, hell, the seat of judgment, the tablet of decree, the pen, fate, life and death. The Sunnis about three o'clock in the afternoon of this day prepare sherbet and khichri--a dish composed of boiled rice and pulse mixed with clarified butter and spices. A Fatiha in the name of Husain and of those who were martyred with him is then said. The food is disposed of as usual in such cases. A Namaz of some nafl rak'ats is said and sometimes a Du'a is added. On this day also they go to the burial grounds and place flowers on, and say Fatiha over the graves of their friends. Indian Musalmans have copied in their feast many Hindu ceremonies. The procession of the Tazias, and the casting of them into the water is very similar to the procession at the Hindu feast of the Durga Puja,[250] when on the tenth day the Hindus cast the idol Durga, the wife of Siva, into the Ganges. The oblations offered at different shrines are similar to those offered by the Hindus, such as rice, clarified butter and flowers.