Redlib: search results - penis festival

r/todayilearned • u/Lionel_rich_tea • Apr 07 '16

TIL there's a festival in Japan called 'Kanamara Matsuri' or 'festival of the steel phallus'. Legend has it a woman with a demonic vagina destroyed all this towns penis's until a blacksmith made a steel penis that destroyed the vaginas teeth. Now once a year they celebrate everything penis like.

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r/todayilearned • u/Planet6EQUJ5 • Mar 10 '19

TIL In Japan, a festival called Kanamara Matsuri, or 'Festival of the Steel Phallus' celebrates the defeat of a vagina demon by an iron penis. NSFW

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r/todayilearned • u/deepsoulfunk • May 21 '18

TIL on the first day of Lent the Greek city of Tyrnavos has a festival called "Clean Monday" in honor of Dionysus. They eat penis-shaped bread, drink through penis-shaped straws from penis-shaped cups, kiss ceramic penises, sit on a penis throne and sing dirty Greek songs about the penis.

102 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/Azthioth • Mar 09 '21

TIL of the Kanamara Matsuri, The Festival of the Steel Phallus, where the Japanese celebrate the penis. The event happens around the local penis-venerating shrine, and the penis is celebrated by illustrations, candy, carved vegetables, decorations, and a mikoshi parade.

en.wikipedia.org

75 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/1234qwerasdfzxvc • Jul 11 '15

TIL there is a Shinto festival honoring a steel penis that broke the sharp teeth of a vagina-dwelling demon that castrated young men on their wedding nights

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222 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/Fna1 • Feb 14 '18

TIL in Kawasaki, Japan, they hold an annual fertility festival where people parade gigantic phallic-shaped portable Shinto shrines down the streets during the event, as revelers suck on penis lollipops, buy penis-themed memorabilia and pose with sculptures in the shape of penises. NSFW

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92 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/nicrazac • Jun 30 '20

TIL that Japan has an annual penis festival.

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r/todayilearned • u/brutis0037 • Apr 09 '14

TIL Kawasaki Japan throws a huge festival dedicated to... how did they say it... the "Festival of the Steel Phallus" where kids enjoy penis shaped suckers while the adults say prayers to huge pink "Phallus".

wikifestivals.com

89 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/The_CT_Kid • Apr 16 '15

TIL that Japan holds an annual "Festival of the Steel Phallus" celebrating the penis and fertility. People parade gigantic phallic-shaped mikoshi (portable Shinto shrines) down the streets during the event, suck on penis lollipops, buy penis-themed memorabilia and pose with sculptures of penises. NSFW

huffingtonpost.com

58 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/harley6324 • Mar 19 '17

TIL there is a penis festival in Japan known as Kanamara Matsuri

notesofnomads.com

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r/todayilearned • u/D_Hero_Reddit_Deserv • Aug 24 '12

TIL- There is a penis and vagina festival held in Japan every year ( NSFW ) NSFW

mobile.globalpost.com

47 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/SmartiesDoof • Dec 28 '15

TIL that every year, there is a penis-themed festival in Japan. A giant penis shrine is hoisted into the air and marched across town to aid fertility and is also visited by prostitutes for protection against STDs.

notesofnomads.com

94 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/davroom • Sep 07 '13

TIL there is a Japanese Penis Festival that takes place in Kawasaki, Japan on the first Sunday of April of every year.

travel.ninemsn.com

42 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/ppir • Mar 29 '16

TIL there's a festival in Japan (Honnen festival) where they parade a giant penis to celebrate fertility

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55 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/ThatKawaiiGuy • Jan 01 '15

TIL Japan has a penis festival every year NSFW

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r/todayilearned • u/justinerwin • Sep 25 '15

TIL that there is a Greek city that has a Penis festival every year.

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7 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/iPhoneK1LLA • Feb 07 '13

TIL that in Japan they have a penis festival every year for the past 200 years.

travelettes.net

33 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/MuggleRedditor • Mar 15 '15

TIL that Japan has an Annual Penis Festival NSFW

huffingtonpost.com

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r/todayilearned • u/IrisSeraph • Nov 05 '15

TIL that the Japanese have a Penis Festival NSFW

huffingtonpost.com

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r/todayilearned • u/pandahunter101 • Jun 05 '16

TIL there is a yearly penis worshipping festival in Japan. One of the highlights involves mounting a phallus-shaped seesaw - considered a fertility aid

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r/todayilearned • u/justutis • Feb 13 '13

TIL that there is s festival in Japan where the penis forms the central theme of the event that is reflected everywhere.

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r/todayilearned • u/neobaba • Aug 06 '13

TIL Kanamara Matsuri is a festival of penis worshiping, with the human penis as its central theme, has giant penis floats, penis shaped candy, carved vegetables, decorations, illustrations and face masks.

timetravelturtle.com

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r/todayilearned • u/knutella • Apr 02 '14

TIL that on the first Sunday of April, the people of Kawasaki, Japan celebrate "Kanamara Matsuri" aka "Festival of the Steel Phallus" and all things penis.

thediplomat.com

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r/todayilearned • u/Freakblast • May 20 '14

TIL that in Japan, there is an annual "Festival of the Steel Phallus" that celebrates penises and fertility. The festival itself is centred around a penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from STD's

en.wikipedia.org

5 Upvotes

r/todayilearned • u/japaneseevents • Apr 08 '13

TIL People carry a huge penis during fertility festival in Kawasaki [Slightly NSFW] NSFW

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