The first Sunday in April is the Festival of the Iron Phallus. We have been told that it is consider
The first Sunday in April is the Festival of the Iron Phallus. We have been told that it is considered a fertility festival. You can see thousands of people with pops shaped as a penis or vagina. It might seem shocking to most, but after walking amongst the pop-eating crowd for a few minutes, you relax and begin to realize that no one is offended (and you probably shouldn’t be either!). I believe it is a beautiful thing to celebrate it in this way. Many people take pictures with the phallus symbols around the shrine and buy small totems or wooden phallus gifts as souvenirs and as trinkets for good luck and possible aid in conceiving. I am not concrete on details, so feel free to correct me and to Google!! -- source link
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