Thousands have turned out to attend Islamic processions across Lancashire for decades.
It was the eighties when the processions became larger events in Blackburn, Burnley and Accrington.
Here are some amazing images from that period and the nineties when more and more people took part in the processions.
Some were held to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), whilst others were hosted by the Shia community.
The march as now would begin at a local mosque and wind its way through town.
Here is a procession pictured on 2 November 1987
11 August 1998: Pir Syed Mohammed Hashmi greets two young boys in Blackburn (Lawrence) and 14 October 1990: Khawaja Mohammed Aslam (left) who led the procession in Blackburn (K Rumney)
13 September 1995: The parade heads towards Audley Community Centre, Blackburn.
23 July 1996: The march on Clayton Street in Nelson (Dawson)
13 September 1993: The procession makes its way through Blackburn
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