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  • Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

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    Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

  • Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

    Chung Sung-Jun, Getty Images

    Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

  • Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

    Chung Sung-Jun, Getty Images

    Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

  • Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

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    Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

  • A tourist gestures as other festival-goers spray mud at him...

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    A tourist gestures as other festival-goers spray mud at him after he broke a game rule in a mud ring.

  • Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

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    Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

  • A man runs away as his friends spray mud after...

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    A man runs away as his friends spray mud after he infringed on a game rule in a mud ring.

  • Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

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    Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

  • Foreign tourists and South Koreans take part in the festival.

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    Foreign tourists and South Koreans take part in the festival.

  • A tourist is covered with mud.

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    A tourist is covered with mud.

  • A woman slides as a staffer pours mud.

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    A woman slides as a staffer pours mud.

  • A foreign visitor plays with mud.

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    A foreign visitor plays with mud.

  • Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

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    Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

  • Tourists play in the mud.

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    Tourists play in the mud.

  • Foreign visitors play with mud.

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    Foreign visitors play with mud.

  • People play in the mud.

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    People play in the mud.

  • A woman plays in the mud.

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    A woman plays in the mud.

  • Tourists play in the mud.

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    Tourists play in the mud.

  • A woman hides her face as other festival-goers spray mud...

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    A woman hides her face as other festival-goers spray mud at her after she broke a game rule in a mud ring.

  • Festival-goers lie in mud.

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    Festival-goers lie in mud.

  • Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

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    Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

  • Foreign tourists and South Koreans take part in the festival.

    Kim Jae-Hwan, AFP/Getty Images

    Foreign tourists and South Koreans take part in the festival.

  • A man wallows in mud.

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    A man wallows in mud.

  • Foreign tourists and South Koreans take part in the festival.

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    Foreign tourists and South Koreans take part in the festival.

  • Visitors take a mud shower in a "mud prison" during...

    Jo Yong-Hak, Reuters

    Visitors take a mud shower in a "mud prison" during the festival.

  • Foreign tourists and South Koreans take part in the festival.

    Kim Jae-Hwan, AFP/Getty Images

    Foreign tourists and South Koreans take part in the festival.

  • Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

    Chung Sung-Jun, Getty Images

    Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

  • Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

    Chung Sung-Jun, Getty Images

    Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

  • People play in the mud.

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    People play in the mud.

  • Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

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    Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

  • A man splashes around in mud.

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    A man splashes around in mud.

  • A foreign visitor plays with mud during the festival.

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    A foreign visitor plays with mud during the festival.

  • Women enjoy mud during the festival.

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    Women enjoy mud during the festival.

  • Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

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    Festival-goers wrestle in the mud.

  • Participants enjoy mud during the festival.

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    Participants enjoy mud during the festival.

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The 14th Annual Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Korea, encourages the use of mud for its skin-care benefits and promotes tourism in the region. The mud is believed to have beneficial effects on the skin due to its mineral content and is sourced from mud flats near Boryeong and transported to the beach by truck. The festival this year runs from July 16-24.

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