THAILAND- There is a festival in Thailand, the Sak Yant Festival can make tourists wince in pain. Hundreds of people will be tattooed en masse with a very thin needle. They have to endure the pain, in order to get the 'power' of the tattoo, for them this festival is very sacred and sacred.
The people of Thailand at the festival, both men and women from different regions came to and gave up their body to be tattooed by the monks. Of course, the tattoo is not a tattoo carelessly. In Sak Yant Festival, monks will give tattoos depicting tigers, monkeys, humans and ancient scripts from the Khmer. The Khmer nation was a great nation in Southeast Asia in the period 802 to 1432, history proves the existence of the Khmer.
Equipment used by the monk that is iron needle that has a length of 45 cm with a diameter of 4 millimeters. During the whole day, the monks will work hard tensto till hundreds of people. The next day, then the moment that is anticipated. They will transfer magical energy into tattoos that have been attached to each body, this is the culmination of this festival.
According to local beliefs, his tattoo is believed to bring good luck, protecting himself from evil and having power. Tatonya was regarded as a mantra and believed to be sacred.
The Sak Yant Festival is also given food that can be enjoyed by the community.
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Photo: Damir Sagolj