Comments on: Kanamara Matsuri aka Festival of the Steel Phallus http://yeinjee.com/2008/kanamara-matsuri-aka-festival-of-the-steel-phallus/ Popular blog about Asian culture, lifestyle, entertainment, food, travel, trend, events, traditions and offbeat stuff. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:35:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bb http://yeinjee.com/2008/kanamara-matsuri-aka-festival-of-the-steel-phallus/#comment-42 bb Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:53:43 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=79#comment-42 thanks for the clarification! i guess a lot of places in the world have events that raise awareness for different diseases, but this one in japan is definitely very eye-catching and interesting =D thanks for the clarification!
i guess a lot of places in the world have events that raise awareness for different diseases, but this one in japan is definitely very eye-catching and interesting =D

]]> By: YeinJee http://yeinjee.com/2008/kanamara-matsuri-aka-festival-of-the-steel-phallus/#comment-26 YeinJee Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:40:02 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=79#comment-26 There are a few stories of the origin; the most common believe is that the festival was used to be a ceremony for sex workers to pray for protection against sex diseases. These days the tradition is preserved while also used as a medium to raise HIV awareness. There are a few stories of the origin; the most common believe is that the festival was used to be a ceremony for sex workers to pray for protection against sex diseases.

These days the tradition is preserved while also used as a medium to raise HIV awareness.

]]> By: bb http://yeinjee.com/2008/kanamara-matsuri-aka-festival-of-the-steel-phallus/#comment-20 bb Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:44:01 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=79#comment-20 lol, the japanese always have the most exotic ideas =D sounds really interesting to me though~ i would like to go if i get the chance to...and take lots of pictures! i'm lazy to read the article... so what's the purpose of the festival? lol, the japanese always have the most exotic ideas =D
sounds really interesting to me though~
i would like to go if i get the chance to…and take lots of pictures!
i’m lazy to read the article…
so what’s the purpose of the festival?

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