Fall Traditions from Around the World
| November 24, 2017
10. Vegetarian Festival – Thailand
The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is definitely not for the faint of heart. It’s an annual celebration where religious devotees prove their ability to enter a trance state by mutilating themselves to show that their concentration is so intense that they don’t feel pain. It’s all meticulously organized, with medics standing by, but usually it’s the spectators who need the most treatment.
If you visit, you’ll be treated to the sight of people piercing their tongues, walking across coals, or climbing a ladder made of sword blades while possessed, then distributing blessings to the crowds who have gathered around to watch.
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