WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT<br/> In pain to mark the religious festival of Ashura.<br/> Hundreds of Shi'ite Muslims in Kabul beat themselves with steel-tipped chains in memory of the martyrdom of a grandson of the Prophet Mohamed.<br/> Imam Hussein was killed during battle in 680 AD in Kerbala, now part of modern day Iraq.<br/> Many Shi'ites mourn his death by trying to feel his pain.<br/> While this ceremony may look painful, however, some participants say otherwise.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (Dari) AFGHAN SHI'ITE MUSLIM, SAYED MURTAZA, SAYING:<br/> "When we beat ourselves with chains we never feel pain in our body and after taking a shower we will be safe and sound."<br/> Shi'ite Muslims make up nearly 15 per cent of the Muslim world.<br/> Other countries marking Ashura, which falls on the 10th day of the first month of the Islamic calendar, include Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan and Syria.<br/> Sunita Rappai, Reuters
