What? What???

[pensnest]

A penis festival.

Have some pictures.



Apparently there are vagina festivals, too. At the Hime-no-miya grand vagina festival, parents dress up their kids, pray for healthy babies, and celebrate with sake, beer and snacks galore.

In the morning, children carry a small vagina to the Ogata shrine. Later, some 40 grown men strain under the weight of a massive vagina while carrying it to the shrine in the main parade. They're followed by two smaller vagina litters.

When I'm able to blink again, I think I shall be enchanted.

Comments

[sarnath]

I agree, that's all kinds of brilliant. XD And I've been in Tokyo in April even though it was years ago, and I can't believe no one told me of this!

[pensnest]

Everybody seems to be having enormous fun!

[cleo]

My new goal in life is to get some of those penis nose glasses. Also, Vagina festivals sound fun!

[pensnest]

It's all so delightfully light-hearted, isn't it!

[turps]

They showed that in an episode of An Idiot Abroad. It was very much a highlight of the series!

[pensnest]

I should think it must have been!

[copracat]

The tiny penis candles are adorable!

[pensnest]

I like the scrofulous-with-sprinkles lollies, myself.

[brandywine28.livejournal.com]

some 40 grown men strain under the weight of a massive vagina

As they should. AS THEY SHOULD.

[pensnest]

Well, exactly so!

And everybody seems to be having such *fun*!

[nopseud]

I was going to say that I was a bit disappointed by the giant vagina compared to the giant penis, but to be fair, I suppose it's probably more difficult to model a vagina.

[pensnest]

Quite - I mean, where do you stop?