PHUKET, Thailand: Taoist devotees had body parts pierced with objects ranging from skewers and swords to a model ship on Tuesday as Thailand's Vegetarian Festival returned from a two-year coronavirus pandemic hiatus.
The annual nine-day celebration honors the "Nine Emperor Gods" and adherents shun all animal products while offering their bodies to deities who they believe will banish bad luck.
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