'Mud-slinging' was never this fun; Boryeong Mud Festival sees revellers go wild
16 July 2018 12:13 PM IST
The 21st annual mud festival features mud wrestling and mud sliding.
The 21st annual mud festival features mud wrestling and mud sliding. (Photos: AP)- The mud is taken from the Boryeong mud flats, and trucked to the Daecheon beach area, where it is used as the centrepiece of the 'Mud Experience Land'.
- For the period of the festival several large attractions are erected in the seafront area of Daecheon. These include a mud pool, mud slides, mud prison and mud skiing competitions. Colored mud is also produced for body painting. A large stage is erected on the beach, which is used for live music, competitions and various other visual attractions.
- Men wrestle in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Korea.
- The first Mud Festival was staged in 1998 and, by 2007, the festival attracted 2.2 million visitors to Boryeong.
- The mud is considered rich in minerals and used to manufacture cosmetics. The festival was originally conceived as a marketing vehicle for Boryeong mud cosmetics.
- People play in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Korea.
The 21st annual mud festival features mud wrestling and mud sliding. (Photos: AP)
The 21st annual mud festival features mud wrestling and mud sliding.
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