South Korea celebrates Boryeong Mud Festival
Published : Jul 24, 2017, 11:32 am IST
Updated : Aug 20, 2017, 12:06 pm IST
The 20th annual mud festival features mud wrestling and mud sliding. (Photo: AP)
The event was first kicked off in 1998 to promote range of cosmetics that contained mud from Boryeong. (Photo: AP)
The festival attracts millions. (Photo: AP)
A woman is covered with mud during the 20th Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong (Photo: AFP)
People wrestle in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AFP)
Women wrestle in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)
People take a selfie during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)
Men slide in the mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 22, 2017.(Photo: AP)