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Street performers form awesome human tower for Vegetarian Festival performance in Bangkok, Thailand

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Performers formed an awesome human tower during the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok, Thailand.

Footage shows the acrobats - including young children - wowing spectators as they stood on top of each other to form a human spire in Bangkok's Chinatown on October 15.

The Vegetarian Festival, also known as the Nine Emperor Gods Festival, usually takes place in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, typically around September or October. It has roots in ancient Chinese culture.

Participants observe a strict vegetarian or vegan diet for nine days, with some engaging in gruesome self-mutilation by stabbing their faces with sharp objects.

Devotees believe the sacrifice will cleanse their bodies and minds and invite good luck and fortune into their lives. Many participants believe it will also bestow health and spiritual strength.

This year's Vegetarian Festival will run until October 23.

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