Exciting and noble pious "Taiho Mori Festival

Hindu "Taiho Mori Festival" (Thaipusam) tend to fall in the annual calendar of 1, 2, India, is a devout Christians sin, dedication and Thanksgiving season. It is said that in India itself has seen, it still preserves the customs from the Singapore and Malaysia. And other fun atmosphere of India Festival, Trafalgar's section is a confession and promise of the Festival.

Taiho Sen resigned as ...a Thaipusam Festival day of consecration for Hindus ...

"Repent and promise of the Festival"

This year's big baosen section on February 9, 2009, Sunday.

India fellow city to the River bathing, it is said that in order to wash one's worst criminal I ever saw and plan, and a new attitude to worship God on the mountain admires. There are also requirements for gods-sur-upper body (unlike mediums), and then use hooks or pick up heavy Kavadi, flesh of to display would also like to sincerely. Some will grow to also!

Celebration of the most worthwhile spectacle, that is those shoulders load with kava (Kavadi) of the penitent.

Followers of the sacrificial ceremony there are many, such as shaving, practices, and Pierce with silver tongue, cheeks, female penitent is usually a head is called Pal Kavadi copper pot, which is equipped with a blessing of milk; one of the most prominent is back physically embedded countless shiny small hook, hook similar fish hook, each hook tail bears a heavy rope, from behind a human focus in left hand, pull tight and, at the right hand waving a whip to beat off the front of the believers. Some Christians in every hook on sank pendant with Apple, teapot, articles, and one of the most prominent method, that is, with 100-pin, wearing the picking up of the "Kawa di" (Kavadi). The maximum total weight of Selaha Kavadi up to 70 kg, an average of approximately 6 months to build.

Taiho Mori Festival last 24 hours, devout India will puncture after India from a temple of marched to the another India Temple, for prayer and sacrifice, this represents a move toward the gods loyal not faith, and pray to God's blessing.

To participate in such a solemn ceremony, the penitent must be within 1 month before starting to prepare, strict discipline, abstinence and vegetarian.

In the first backpack kava ceremony, all penitent must accept a temple priest's admonishment, and 24 hours of fasting in order to provide this noble holiday purifying the soul and the body and they believe in ceremony at El Lucas God be with them, so that they completely without feeling pain. India Catholics close to mutilation, without the slightest suffering incredible magical phenomenon, they had tried to bleed, nor leaves no scars, India Christians as God record performance.

But strangely, they penetrate your body actually does not bleed.

But along the way, I still see many wore body will need a supported a number of family members and friends, some also have collapsed.

The procession is to start from the Temple of India.

It seems all of Singapore India people come out. Of course, there are a lot like ours to foreign tourists, listening to colleagues we are super lucky and was able to catch up with such a unique holiday. Many Western friends is by flying Singapore to observe this prosperous times.

I did not witness puncture procedure because the temple were too many people, but also a friend of India has a unique flavor and taste, my body is not acceptable, but we live in the hotel is at the end of their procession, I am the next morning the witness them from wearing of screen.

This is my life seen the most cruel reality, of course I also threw up. I also remember the Mr. tremble India!!, I think that is the pain of ~ ~ ~

If you have a chance, we can go and see this sacred festivals.

Of course, you want to reach health heart.