Yes, friends, once again it is time to celebrate the wonders of the penis
Erect your carefully crafted signs and erupt with all-consuming joy, for it’s the most wonderful time of the year.Every year in March, residents and visitors of the Aichi Prefecture in Japan flock to Komaki, north of Nagoya, to celebrate the phallus, all as part of the Penis Festival – also known as Honen-sai.
Why? Well, to wish fertility to loved ones, obviously, by throwing a massive festival packed with all manner of penis-like objects. Think dick statues, cream-filled cakes shaped like members, throbbing monsters paraded through the streets. Visitors can pray to the many structures in hopes of having a child, meeting someone lovely, or having a bountiful harvest. It’s all about fertility, with the penis as a symbol of that.The festival begins each year on 15 March at Tagata shrine, where priests have salted the road to purify the path for those carrying large penises.Then, the largest wooden penis, crafted each year from Japanese cypress, is carried by a group of men.
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