Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Phuket Vegetarian Festival

So I got an email from a friend on vacation in Thailand yesterday and I have to post one of the pics because it is on another level!
Yes that guy has a gun stuck THROUGH his cheek!
All of those feathers on his arms, face, and chest are attached by hooks...

Wikipedia says:

The Vegetarian Festival is a religious festival annually held on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand. It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed. Many religious devotees will slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts.

This was the least shocking of the pics...

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