Wa Face-smearing Festival, China
Yunnan Dali, YunnanThe Wa people call it Moh Nin Hei - the Festival of Solidarity - but when translated phonetically into Chinese, it becomes the 'Face-Smearing Festival' (Mo Ni Hei). By pure coincidence, that's exactly what this rambunctious day is all about. During the carnival, revellers smear each other with a special kind of mud mixed with […]