A Shiite Muslim man, covered in his own blood, carrying a long sword, commemorating the Day of Ashura in Nabatieh, Lebanon.
A Shiite Muslim man, covered in his own blood, carrying a long sword, commemorating the Day of Ashura in Nabatieh, Lebanon. Ashura Day is an annual festival amongst the Shi'ite Muslim community that mourns the death of Imam Husayn. In Nabatieh (also spelled as Nabatiyeh, Nabatiye) some adherents take part in self-flagellation and cut their foreheads with traditional swords and knives. Some faint after losing too much blood.
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Location: Nabatieh (also spelled as Nabatiyeh, Nabatiye), Lebanon
Photo credit: © Guido Dingemans / Alamy / Afripics
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