Monday, July 16, 2012

Exclusive Photo Gallery: 15th Annual Boryeong Mud Festival opens in South Korea

BORYEONG, South Korea (Mon, Jul 16) – The 15th Annual Boryeong Mud Festival opened Saturday and will run for 11 days until July 24th. Tourists flocking to South Korea's Daecheon beach can't wait to get down and dirty. 

15th Annual Boryeong Mud Festival opens in South Korea
Boryeong says its mud has special powers to refresh the skin and soothe the soul. Hosted by the city of Boryeong, the event has been named Korea's best national festival for the last three years and it now has been recognized as a top national festival by the government.

It's also has received several international festival awards.

Foreign tourists, as well as from Korea, gather in Boryeong in South Chungcheong Province for one reason and one reason only: to get muddy. Now into its 15th year, the festival is expected to attract up to three million domestic and international tourists, according to the festival organizers. 

The mud festival sacrament is quite similar for all visitors. Step one: arrive in clean clothes. Step two: get muddy, often while enjoying a delicious beverage.

Watch more photos below:

15th Annual Boryeong Mud Festival opens in South Korea

15th Annual Boryeong Mud Festival opens in South Korea

15th Annual Boryeong Mud Festival opens in South Korea

15th Annual Boryeong Mud Festival opens in South Korea

15th Annual Boryeong Mud Festival opens in South Korea
 

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