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A Lebanese Muslim Sufi man has spikes pierced into his cheeks during a ritual ceremony to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Mohammed, known in Arabic as "al-Mawlid al-Nabawi", on December 23, 2015 in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. AFP PHOTO / MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP / MAHMOUD ZAYYAT (Photo credit should read MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

A Lebanese Muslim Sufi man has spikes pierced into his cheeks during a ritual ceremony to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Mohammed, known in Arabic as "al-Mawlid al-Nabawi", on December 23, 2015 in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. AFP PHOTO / MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP / MAHMOUD ZAYYAT        (Photo credit should read MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)