For Phuket\'s ethnic Chinese community, this bizarre festival is a time of cleansing, purity and abstinence, during which no animals are killed and no meat eaten. As well as observing a strict vegetarian diet, participants engage in spiritual cleansing and merit-making rituals at various shrines and temples. Spectacular street processions feature fireworks, music and loud noises to help to drive away evil spirits. Devotees known as Ma Song enter a trance and perform extreme acts of self-mortification, such as walking over hot coals, climbing ladders with bladed rungs, and piercing their cheeks with knives, swords, skewers, and anything else that takes their fancy.
GMT 14:33 2018 Monday ,22 January
Mongolia – Vast wilderness and rugged adventureGMT 09:17 2017 Sunday ,29 October
British kayak adventurer slain in Brazil's AmazonGMT 10:51 2017 Thursday ,15 June
Record-breaking year for Abu Dhabi Ports’ Cruise TerminalGMT 19:01 2017 Wednesday ,14 June
Alaska: Adventure aboard the MS VolendamGMT 06:59 2017 Wednesday ,14 June
Travel: Embrace the island beauty of the PhilippinesGMT 16:48 2017 Saturday ,20 May
A journey back in time at UAE's souqsGMT 22:48 2017 Thursday ,18 May
A year-long walk from Indonesia to MakkahGMT 13:54 2017 Friday ,17 March
Christo faces the sands of time after 38 years of workMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor