It is part of the Vegetarian Festival at Bang Neow Shrine, Phuket, Thailand Participants are island’s ethnic-Chinese who believe ritual will banish evil They believe that the holes in their cheeks help them to purify themselves Not only must they refuse meat but also sex, alcohol and other vices They also walk on hot coals, climb ‘bladed’ ladders and take baths in hot oil This Chinese spiritualist may soon realise […]