Mud glorious mud

Mud glorious mud

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Every year, hordes of people flock to Daecheon beach in South Korea to wallow in the mud.

They are here for the Boryeong Mud Festival, an event that began in 1998 to promote the material’s use in skin products. It has since become a huge, rollicking affair attracting tourists from all over the world.

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According to organisers, about 2-3 million domestic and international tourists visit the beach during the 10-day festival.
. BORYEONG, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

According to organisers, about 2-3 million domestic and international tourists visit the beach during the 10-day festival.

The event features mud baths, mud massages and mud body painting.
. BORYEONG, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

The event features mud baths, mud massages and mud body painting.

Revellers wrestle during the festival.
. BORYEONG, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Revellers wrestle during the festival.

Others wait in line for their turn in a mud pool.
. BORYEONG, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Others wait in line for their turn in a mud pool.

A couple with coloured mud painted on their faces waits with other festival goers.
. BORYEONG, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

A couple with coloured mud painted on their faces waits with other festival goers.

A tourist closes his eyes as mud flies through the air.
. BORYEONG, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

A tourist closes his eyes as mud flies through the air.

Another man lies completely coated in mud.
. BORYEONG, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Another man lies completely coated in mud.

Mud coats a tourist's glasses.
. BORYEONG, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Mud coats a tourist's glasses.

A woman smiles as she takes part.
. BORYEONG, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

A woman smiles as she takes part.

Elsewhere in the festival, tourists are covered in foam.
. BORYEONG, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Elsewhere in the festival, tourists are covered in foam.

A tourist’s torso is painted with mud.
. BORYEONG, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

A tourist’s torso is painted with mud.

Men take a rest on the beach during the festival.
. BORYEONG, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Men take a rest on the beach during the festival.