Annual mud festival opens in South Korea's coastal city of Boryeong, in photos

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A participant plays in a mud pool during the Boryeong mud festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A participant plays in a mud pool during the Boryeong mud festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Tourists covered in mud pose for a photo during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Tourists covered in mud pose for a photo during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
South Korean Ryan Kang, covered in mud, poses for a photo during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
South Korean Ryan Kang, covered in mud, poses for a photo during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
David Gogev of the U.S. paints his face with mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
David Gogev of the U.S. paints his face with mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Chito Baro of the U.S. plays with a ball during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Chito Baro of the U.S. plays with a ball during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A dog plays in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A dog plays in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
People play in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
People play in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Visitors who are covered in mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival play at a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Visitors who are covered in mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival play at a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Visitors covered in a mud play during the Boryeong Mud Festival at a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Visitors covered in a mud play during the Boryeong Mud Festival at a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A dog plays in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A dog plays in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
People play in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
People play in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Shyam Vasvani from India, covered in mud, poses for a photo during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Shyam Vasvani from India, covered in mud, poses for a photo during the Boryeong Mud Festival near a beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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3:14 AM on Saturday, July 25

By LEE JIN-MAN

BORYEONG, South Korea (AP) — Tourists played and frolicked during the opening of the annual messy-but-fun Boryeong Mud Festival in South Korea.

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