1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣Footage not for the faint-hearted: a cheek-piercing ritual performed during the Vegetarian Festival on Thailand’s Phuket. People believe this way they can appease the gods, gain strong health, and attract good fortune. See what it looks like in our video. Faith in gaining protection and strength through ritual unites many peoples. In Buryatia, Russia, for example, shamans undergo an initiation rite called shanar. For it, 63 birch trees are prepared and arranged in rows of nine. Learn more in the film 'So, You Want to Be a Shaman' (2019). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel