▁sources ▁al lege ▁that ▁these ▁custom s ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁legacy ▁of ▁the ▁U mm ay y ad ▁rule ▁who ▁sought ▁to ▁time ▁such ▁occasions ▁of ▁popular ▁public ▁display ▁of ▁joy — o ften ▁pre - ex isting ▁in ▁local ▁cult ures — with ▁the ▁Ash ura ▁day ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁hum ili ate ▁and ▁counter ▁the ▁m our ning ▁of ▁their ▁enemies , ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Ali ▁( Sh i ' a ). ▁The ▁latter ▁see ▁this ▁day ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁cat ast rop he ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Hus sein ▁and ▁the ▁sla ugh ter ing ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Kar b ala . ▁However , ▁today ▁in ▁Mor oc co , ▁the ▁event ▁is ▁not ▁at ▁all ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Sh ia - S un ni ▁conflict ▁and ▁has ▁little ▁religious ▁significance ▁and ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁merely ▁a ▁folk ▁tradition . ▁ ▁The ▁Light ▁of ▁B aba ▁Ash ur ▁In ▁some ▁regions ▁of ▁Mor oc co , ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁ur ▁is ▁an ▁activity ▁for ▁children ▁during ▁the ▁festival ▁of ▁Ash ura , ▁where in ▁children ▁w ander ▁from ▁one ▁house ▁to ▁another ▁asking ▁for ▁c andy ▁and ▁d ried ▁f ruits ▁or ▁even ▁money ▁and ▁asking ▁the ▁question ▁" the ▁right ▁of ▁B aba ▁A ich ore ?" ▁of ▁anyone ▁who ▁answers ▁the ▁door ▁▁ ▁This ▁tradition ▁has ▁become ▁famous ▁recently ▁when ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁fire works ▁which ▁usually ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁range ▁of