A festival held in Bac Son, Vietnam, saw giant wooden penises rolled through rice fields.

The event, known locally as Na Nhem, is held annually on the full moon of the first lunar month.

Locals believe touching the large phallic statues will bring them luck, peace, and fertility.

The sculptures are also carried through rice fields to pray for a good harvest.

A model of the female genitalia was also paraded around during the festival.

The "Na Nhem" festival is a prosperity festival held every year on the full moon day of the first lunar month in Tran Yen commune, Bac Son district, Lang Son province, Vietnam (On February 5th).

There are thousands of people standing in the heavy rain to participate in this unique festival.

The unique festival features a procession of male and female genitals made of wood. Ritual to pray for luck, peace, fertility.

The sculpture is carried through the rice fields to pray for a good harvest. Then the penis statue will be placed at the festival for visitors to visit and touch. It is believed that touching it will bring good luck.

Festival participants marked the event, which is recognized by the government as an intangible heritage holiday, by parading around not only a large male member but also an oversized model of female genitalia. The phallus was longer than one meter and weighed 30 kilograms.

The celebration begins at 5am with a procession to the temples of various emperors in the village. Following this procession, festival attendees bring offerings to the emperors' altars, which happen to include larger-than-life models of genitalia.