Thursday, February 28, 2008

This can't be good for you..

That's oil painted on their bodies! These boys are called Pintados, or Painted Ones. Apparently, since the 17th century, villagers of San Nicolas de los Ranchos have been painting themselves in oil for this annual, Lenten festival to scare away evil spirits in the foothills of Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano.

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