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Penis Festival, Japan

Penis festival
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Better known as the Kanamara Matsuri, devotees carry a large sculpture in the shape of a penis and parade through the streets of Kawasaki in Japan. It is said that a demoness with vaginal teeth seduced men to their deaths until temple priests used a metal d**k to destroy her deadly secret weapon. 

Several sex workers take part in this festival to pray for good health and protection against STDs.