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Bonobo

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Thu Apr 10, 2014, 12:15 AM Apr 2014

In Japan, a celebration of the penis. [View all]

It's called the Kanamara Matsuri and it's a celebration of the symbol of male fertility, the penis. People flock from all over Japan and indeed the world to visit this fun celebration. Most notable to me is the lighthearted joy and spirit of fun. Truly the lack of moral outrage and expression of fear and revulsion at the sight of an erect penis can only be attributed to the lack of Puritanism that is so inherent in Western culture, particularly America.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/07/japan-penis-festival-kanamara-matsuri_n_5106378.html

It's fun and that's easy to see that just by looking at the below photos.

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