I was bored last nihgt watched a thing called Taboo's on discovery channel and to my surprise up pops Phucket.
Ok this from the memory of an old Git. A few hundred years ago a Chinese ballet troop wa perfoming in Phicket, when they cae down with a very serious decease. Don't really which one. But began a viggie ionly diet adn scarificed ti thie gods, by impaling thier faces and such a I understood it. They survived.
So now each year some pay to the gods for the well being of the isalnd, by doing the same to themseleves a highly religous act to as I remeber nine Chines Gods. This as explained is practiced by the Thai Chinese inhabitants of the island.
When I say impale their face we are talking oblects as large as broom sticks through both cheeks. One guy flails himself wih a sword, untill he bleeds not a little a lot. He has been doing it to for twenty years. The follow this up with stroll to the beach some five miles away in the un.
Then certain ones will climb a ladder of swords 64 feet high. Followed up by fire walking.
I was really amazed that this happens in Thailand i ha never heard of it before. This is one I will pass on.
