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A young man forces the blade of a knife into his eye as a show of his mystical powers to the people in his village Badasso, Ivory Coast (50 miles north of the capital city Abidjan), Saturday, June 15, 1996. The Abidjis ethnic group hold an annual ceremony called “Dipris” to demonstrate their physical and mystical powers and to honor their ancestors who pass on these strengths from the dead. Beginning from early morning citizens of Badasso walk the streets in a trance like state. Men, who believe they are immune to pain and injury, plunge knives into their bodies and women writhe on the ground possessed by the spirits of their ancestors. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)
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