An Afghan Shi'ite Muslim man holds bloodied blades after performing self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kabul December 27, 2009. Ashura, the most important day in the Shi'ite calendar, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, in the 7th century battle of Kerbala.
REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: RELIGION ANNIVERSARY)