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Get down and dirty @ this mud fest

July 24, 2013 09:15 IST
A woman plays in mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong, about 190 km southwest of Seoul

Every year, Daecheon beach in Boryeong, South Korea, plays host to millions from around the world who seek a break from their daily routine and just want to have pure fun.

The reason? Well, it's evident from the photograph above.

The purported benefits of a good soak in the mud are most likely not the reason most people head to this beach. There's mud wrestling, mud sliding and swimming in, you guessed it, mud.

If you wanted a reason to get down and, this is the place to do it!

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Get down and dirty @ this mud fest

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A woman walks on the beach to go swimming after playing in the mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong

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Get down and dirty @ this mud fest

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Tourists play in the mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong

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A man splashes around in mud, which is believed to have beneficial effects on the skin due to its mineral content

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Festival goers wrestle in the mud

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Festival goers wrestle in the mud, which is sourced from mud flats near Boryeong and transported to the beach by truck

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Participants enjoy the mud at Daecheon Beach

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Festival goers wrestle in the mud

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Tourists take pictures with a mobile phone after playing in the mud

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Tourists swim after playing in the mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival

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A woman walks after playing in the mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival

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People play in the mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival

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People play in mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong

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Get down and dirty @ this mud fest

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People play in mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong

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A man runs away as his friends spray mud after he infringed a game rule in a mud ring

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