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Related: About this forumThe Kawasaki Penis Festival
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanamara_MatsuriThe 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
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.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=kawasaki+penis+festival&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.44770516,d.aGc&biw=1475&bih=915&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&authuser=0&ei=B_BgUbjLOqSdiAfguoCgCA
http://blog.chillisauce.co.uk/kawasaki-penis-festival-making-a-cock-of-yourself/
opiate69
(10,129 posts)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)To make a crass joke about Japanese gun control laws and the constant assault weapon are penis extensions meme.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)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.
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)I blame myself. I didn't tell you.
I FUCKING HATE THAT PHRASE!
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Like, "ifyou'regonnasaymethinksyoubetterbewearingafeltjestercapandeatingabighenrytheeighthturkeylegwhileonthewaytoarenaissancefaireyoufuuuuuuuckah!"
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