As festivals go, Phuket Vegetarian Festival is completely gnarly. (Warning: extremely graphic images.)
The astonishing Phuket Vegetarian Festival runs from September 27–October 5.
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The celebrations, which coincide with the first days of the nineth Chinese lunar month, attract thousands of attendees every year.
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Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits away from individuals and on to themselves, bringing the community good luck.
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