Nepalese children celebrate insult fest

The young residents of the neighbouring Parsawa and Laxmipur took advantage of the event to insult one another around penis-shaped arrangements of straw in parks and other communal areas, AFP reports.

Parsawa resident Ram Kumar Mishra, 78, said: "I know of this tradition from long ago and took part during my youth.

"The best thing about this tradition is after the festival is over, everyone feels good about each other. There are no bad feelings."

Raju Raut, 16, added: "We don't get to curse at any other time. But during the festival we're allowed to - even in front of our parents and we all have a jolly good time. Everyone gets cheered up."

Favoured local insults reportedly include "Monkey face, I hope your sons are as ugly as frogs", "I hope your buffaloes die of diarrhoea" and more explicit phrases.

On the last day of the event, the straw phalluses are set alight and villagers celebrate the Hindu holiday of Holi, the Festival of Colours.


/Digital Spy/