Chinese youngsters share snacks while riding electric motorcycles

Devotees walk over hot coals at Vegetarian Festival in Phuket

Devotees perform mesmerizing dragon dance at Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Visitors pose with colorful light decorations at Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Devotees possessed by spirits before face mutilations with skewers at Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Locals pierce their cheeks with swords, skewers and even umbrellas before firecracker parade

Taoist followers walk over hot coals in show of religious devotion

Devotee joins procession while gigantic skewers stick out of his face during Thai Vegetarian Festival

Possessed spirit mediums pray at shrine before piercing their cheeks with skewers for Thai Vegetarian Festival

Devotees pierce their faces with skewers at Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Taoist devotee rams seven swords through his cheek at Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Taoist followers stab guns and bamboo poles through their mouths at Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Devotees light firecrackers as they join parade at Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Devotees have cheeks pierced with swords and knives at Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Friendly pet dog asks monk for meat skewers