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Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 12:07 AM Apr 2013

The Kawasaki Penis Festival

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanamara_Matsuri

The Shinto Kanamara Matsuri (かなまら祭り "Festival of the Steel Phallus"?) is held each spring at the Kanayama shrine (金山神社 in Kawasaki, Japan. The exact dates vary: the main festivities fall on the first Sunday in April. The penis, as the central theme of the event, is reflected in illustrations, candy, carved vegetables, decorations, and a mikoshi parade.
The Kanamara Matsuri is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. It is said that there are also divine protections for business prosperity and for the clan's prosperity; and for easy delivery, marriage, and married-couple harmony. There is also a legend of a sharp-toothed demon (vagina dentata) that hid inside the vagina of a young woman and castrated two young men on their wedding nights. As a result, the young woman sought help from a blacksmith, who fashioned an iron phallus to break the demon's teeth, which led to the enshrinement of the item.
Today, the festival has become something of a tourist attraction and is used to raise money for HIV research.

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http://blog.chillisauce.co.uk/kawasaki-penis-festival-making-a-cock-of-yourself/
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The Kawasaki Penis Festival (Original Post) Bonobo Apr 2013 OP
Sounds like a blast! opiate69 Apr 2013 #1
Must.... Resist..... Urge....... Revanchist Apr 2013 #2
They're celebrating it on Mars, apparently. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #3
Joking of that sort is healthy. nt Bonobo Apr 2013 #4
I think so, too. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #5
"At the end of the day"... Bonobo Apr 2013 #6
Shit! Fuck! Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #7
How about "more or less"?..I remember a time on DU2 when someone had a big freakout over "methinks" Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #8
 

opiate69

(10,129 posts)
1. Sounds like a blast!
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 12:17 PM
Apr 2013

I wonder how close it is to Nagoya? My sister-in-law lives there with her husband's family.. although I can't picture her going to something like that lol.

Revanchist

(1,375 posts)
2. Must.... Resist..... Urge.......
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 09:34 AM
Apr 2013

To make a crass joke about Japanese gun control laws and the constant assault weapon are penis extensions meme.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
5. I think so, too.
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 01:10 AM
Apr 2013

Last edited Sat Apr 27, 2013, 01:51 AM - Edit history (1)

I dunno. I'm not perfect. But I think my intentions are, at the end of the day, good.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
8. How about "more or less"?..I remember a time on DU2 when someone had a big freakout over "methinks"
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 02:04 AM
Apr 2013

Like, "ifyou'regonnasaymethinksyoubetterbewearingafeltjestercapandeatingabighenrytheeighthturkeylegwhileonthewaytoarenaissancefaireyoufuuuuuuuckah!"

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