#mud festival

[moose747]

Wading through muddy water

[attractive-curves3]

どろんこ祭り/和良比はだか祭り - 皇産霊神社, 和良比, 四街道, 千葉 Mud festival/Warabi Naked Festival - Mimusubi Shrine, Warabi, Yotsukaido, Chiba

[kep1er-net]

hiyyih update ☆ bubble messages: "at first, karu didn't like getting too dirty, so i left some handprints on her" (translation credits)

[sunderedandundone]

Probably-not-unpopular fan theory/HC, Dark Crystal (Podling/Deet edition)

You know what? I think the freaking Deterge started right in the middle of that Podling village's annual Mud Festival.

I think the Deterge is in fact deliberately TIMED to start in the middle of their annual Mud Festival.

And btw yes, I've decided there is such a thing as a Mud Festival. Why? Because as much of a little speech as the Order-master makes about Podlings being filthy, dirty beasts -_- , we don't actually see Podlings acting like this at any other time in movie, series, comic, or fiction that I know of. We certainly don't ever see Hup acting like that, and I know he's trying to get a coat-and-tie job ATM but come on.

So why would they be doing all that, flinging mud, wallowing in mud, eating mud, etc?

Well, BECAUSE IT'S MUD FESTIVAL, silly. Once a trine we give thanks for the bounty of the earth and the soil and reaffirm our intimate connection to it as Podling, mostly by drinking ourselves horizontal and getting magnificently dirty. I'm sayin' the mudball fights are SPIRITUAL, y'all.

THE GELFLINGS FUCKED UP A SACRED PODLING HOLIDAY.

And why during the holiday? Are Gelfling just that assholish?

Well yes, but also, optimal filthiness levels for our delinquents to have to clean and Learn Their Lesson! And an opportunity to remind them that Podlings are inferior creatures that need other species to even see to their basic hygiene, so however we treat them is OK.

I will also note that I've never been keen on the idea of Grottans not washing either. I mean here on one hand we have Deet and Hup getting understandably upset by comments about her being filthy or smelly, and as audience, we're meant to understand these are unfair charges. It's meant to be a racism Aesop, right? So why do we have Deet later saying to Seladon "why would I ever wash my hands?"

Seriously, girl? YOU WORK WITH LIVESTOCK FOR A LIVING. You're GOING to be cleansing your damn hands somehow. I'm sure Thra DOES have fecal-borne diseases even SANS the Darkening. -_-

Therefore, I would like to propose that Grottans do not usually technically wash--i.e., with water and soap or some other exfoliant--perhaps because there's only enough clean water for drinking, not for bathing?--but that there's some other thing they do.

I am open to suggestions. What do y'all think? Some kind of dust/grit bath? Smoke bath? Sauna and sweat-scraper? A special fungus? (It's Grot. There's got to be a special fungus for EVERYTHING.) I'm just saying we need to rectify this wrong against the Green Woobie, you guys. Help me out. :-D

[girltravelfactor]

The word “Malagnang”, in the local dialect literally means "Mud" or "Muddy" which signifies fertile soil that gave life and prosperity to the early settlers of the town.

This celebration starts as early as the first day of June and culminates in a 3-day non-stop activities on June 19 to 21, 2015 in which local residents and visitors take part in various events, competitions, and cultural programs. All activities and events during this festival underline the symbolic and significant nature of mud to the people of San Vicente, Palawan.

[fixxofvixx]

This is why I have trust issues you sneaky little turd!!!

[kimcheolwoon]

180714 | Boryeong Mud Festival

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