festival has seen participants penetrate their flesh in all kinds of weird and wonderful ways. One man has even been pictured holding a model boat at the side of his face with an attached metal bar entering his cheek and coming out through his mouth.Instagram has been flooded with photographs from the Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Phuket, Thailand. READ MORE: Baseball bat-wielding bloke demands 'Stranger Things' couple take down Halloween displayThe nine-day Taoist carnival coincides with Phuket's Vegetarian Festival that is also held on the island at the same time, with vegans witnessing some truly fleshy sights.Along with the model boat, other outlandish mouth and facial piercings on view included metal spikes, swords, skewers and pretty much anything sharp enough to puncture the skin.To demonstrate their holiness, the heavily-pierced festival goers also dance on hot coals as part of the ritual. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.This year's event has seen a particularly enthusiastic response, as the Nine Emperor Gods Festival was suspended during the coronavirus pandemic.
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