THIS bunch of people enjoy shoving sharp objects through their cheeks all in the name of vegetarianism.

People taking part in the Chinese Annual Vegetarian Festival pierce themselves with knives, guns, spades and trees as a ritualistic self-infliction of pain.

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The mad veggies take part in the ritual to absorb evil from their community.

The participants are escorted around Phuket, Thailand with various sharp instruments sticking out of their faces.

They keep a strictly vegetarian or vegan diet for part of all of the 10-day festival to avoid inflicting pain and suffering on any life form, with the exception of themselves.

The Phuket Public Health Office advises adherents to sterilize the instruments before inserting them into the skin and “take steps” to prevent viral and bacterial infection, the Phuket Gazette reports.

“Apart from the risks associated with sharp objects, we are also checking to ensure that proper hygiene is being maintained at food stalls by giving advice to vendors," the health office said.