Look what I can do in the name of love?
By Mavic123456
@Mavic123456 (21898)
Thailand
October 16, 2018 8:05am CST
If you noticed I am quite quiet these days. It's because I am attending a very special event here in Phuket, Thailand. The Vegetarian Festival. Here devotess self inflict themselves with sharp pointed objects. This was done withppout anesthesia all just by hands hands with the help of iodine and petroleum jelly. Oh boy, they dont feel the pain because during the process they were in trance-like state. They will join a procession from 8am to 10am with these stuff on their mouth and body, barefoot and under the heat of the sun. This is procession is done for 9 days, on the 9th Lunar month, to honor the 9 Emperor Gods of Taoism.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 18
impressive - though as a love-dating technique, not for me
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
16 Oct 18
Cupid was drunk, he missed the heart four times and hit the mouth instead. tsk. so what will you do in the name of love?
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 18
@Mavic123456 offer to buy the lady a drink is usually about my limit
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
18 Oct 18
@arthurchappell wow.. such a gentleman, so how much is your limit?
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@nawala123 (20852)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 18
i have ever watched it. that is terrible, but it happens. i dont know how. but in Indonesia we have some similar attraction hurting body
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
24 Nov 18
@nawala123 in circus/carnival/fair here, they play with cobras and crocodiles.
@nawala123 (20852)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 18
@Mavic123456 not celebration, but like in circus, the do it for monye, we call it "dhebus"
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
27 Nov 18
oh yeah, this was nothing compared to what others did.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
27 Nov 18
@sofssu oh yeah but if you like to see I can share to you
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
18 Oct 18
Yeah, painful but they are in trance so they didn't feel anything. Do you like to see this in person?
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
19 Oct 18
@xander6464 oh yeah, considering that this was nothing as compared to others... my gosh. now I have to find another festival here something "cute"
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@xander6464 (40872)
• Wapello, Iowa
18 Oct 18
@Mavic123456 No. I have a fear of needles. Watching that would just freak me out.
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
17 Oct 18
Wow, Ive never seen anything like it. A fancy costume he has too
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
18 Oct 18
The fancy costume was a traditional Chinese costume at least Taoists.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
19 Oct 18
@FayeHazel oh yeah this is something about the nine emperor Gods... done for 9 days on the 9th lunar month. I just don't understand why 9th when it is 10th October maybe because the Chinese new year is in February
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
18 Oct 18
@Mavic123456 A lot of history to it, I imagine
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
16 Oct 18
Definitely, Ouch... Here some will crucify themselves to the cross for faith sake.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
16 Oct 18
Yes here too. where is it the Philippines that still have crucifixion?
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
19 Oct 18
@youless ohh but this is for Chinese nationals here who believe in Taoist.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
18 Oct 18
We still have these kinds of beliefs and being followed. Wait you are in China, don't you have this festival?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
17 Oct 18
Oh that seems gory to look at to me. I get the goosebumps looking at that man with those needles in his mouth.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
19 Oct 18
@SIMPLYD ohhh from the pictures i took? yes, this is nothing compared to others exhibition. but of course we can't say it is right or wrong... because this is a belief.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
18 Oct 18
yup.. considering that this was a very subtle one, if I can only put the worse ones. It will creep you out.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
24 Oct 18
oh yeah they are really this devoted.... this picture is nothing to compare to other photos that I took. this is a bit subtle
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
18 Oct 18
Though Thailand is not my country, here in Thailand you will see a lot of "unique" events.
@ledante (1086)
• Taipei, Taiwan
3 Nov 18
For some reason, I thought there were only eight immortals. Or am I thinking of another group?
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
3 Nov 18
I dont know but this thwy celebrate 9Gods. 9
For 9 days on the 9th month
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
4 Nov 18
@ledante I am not a Taoist, neither a Chinese-Thai, so I don't know anything about it. You may be referring to the 8 Immortals. The scholar was Lu Tung-pin The kid was Han Hsiang-tsu. Your question led me read Taoism, and forgot that I have to sew bf's ripped towel. LOL
the crippled by the way was Li T'ieh-kuai.
I will read further of how these 9 Emperor Gods were connect to the Taoist beliefs I just know that they represent stars/
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@ledante (1086)
• Taipei, Taiwan
4 Nov 18
@Mavic123456 do you know anything about these nine? is one of them a scholar and one a flute player and one a crippled beggar and one a young woman, etc?
