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How the Chinese community in Phuket, a Thai vacation paradise, demonstrate their faith and devotion to the gods: by piercing themselves and running over coals.
A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Kathu Shrine, pierces his cheeks with a model helicopter during a procession at the Vegetarian Festival on October 4, 2011 in Phuket, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck.
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