6th day of Moharram in Kabul
Afghan men and boys rest in the street during a momentary break during an afternoon spent whipping themselves with metal blades attached to chains, to mark the sixth day of the Shia festival of Moharram, which commemorates the death of Imam Hussein. The men often go into a trance and some had to be wrestled out of the crowd by dedicated marshalls, to stop themselves hospitalizing themselves.
6th day of Moharram in Kabul
Afghan men and boys rest in the street during a momentary break during an afternoon spent whipping themselves with metal blades attached to chains, to mark the sixth day of the Shia festival of Moharram, which commemorates the death of Imam Hussein. The men often go into a trance and some had to be wrestled out of the crowd by dedicated marshalls, to stop themselves hospitalizing themselves.