the most bizarre 10 festivals in the world
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In culturally varied countries, you undoubtedly find innumerable festivals being celebrated in different states and cities, among people belonging to different races, cultures and traditions. Festivals are a sense of joy and togetherness, which are celebrated in many different and distinct ways among different types and class of people.We’ve put together a list of the most unusual festivals from around the world .
Monkey Buffet Festival
This Festival is annually held in Thailand.
Animal lover would definitely love this festival where one can witness the madness of monkeys and their unwatched party of them , this party is not as usual like banana n all but menu includes ice cream , fruits, vegetables that might you haven’t taste of.
Battle of the Oranges
Make your way to the UNESCO-listed Italian town of Ivera to witness a citrus battlefield where participants shoot 600,000 kgs of oranges at one another celebrating Shrove Tuesday - the city’s popular historic carnival.This symbolic festival held in Italy marks one of the biggest food fights in the country, making its way to the top among the list of unusual festivals held around the world.
International Hair Freezing
Winters in the North are extremely harsh that you wouldn’t imagine stepping outside without headwear in case your hair freezes! Yet Canada has managed to dedicate an entire festival to creating the most bizarre frozen hair sculptures.
The annual competition involves contestants soaking their head in the water, and when lifted the cold temperatures outside will slowly start to sculpt icy coiffures.
Mud Festival
Situated 200 kilometres from Seoul.The gorgeous coastal town of Boryeong hosts an annual Mud Festival and it’s as messy as it sounds. The festival is one big party, with music, inflatables, zip-lining, and a whole host of mud-related activities such as mud wrestling and mud fireworks.
World Wife-Carrying Championship
Wife carrying championship was originated as a sport in Sonkajärvi, Finland, in 1992.Participants are allowed to carry their wives in a variety of ways including piggyback, fireman’s carry or Estonian-style, where the wife hangs upside-down with her legs around her husband’s shoulders. The prize is awarded based on the wife’s weight in beer.
Tomatina festival
Tomatina festival is celebrated in Spain .
This is One of the more famous festivals on this list, La Tomatina is a messy mass tomato fight in the streets of Bunol. This one’s not free, but it’s definitely worth a look if you’re in the area this summer and LOVE of tomatoes.
Running of the Bulls
Pamplona's famous running of bulls which takes place during the San Fermin festival is one of the most extreme adrenaline-pumping events held in Spain! this experience welcomes hundreds of thrill-seekers from all over the world to run in front of six wild powerful bulls through the city’s old and narrow streets.This by far is one of the most controversial yet popular events known worldwide.
Baby Jumping Festival
This is the most unusual of Spain’s traditions. Taking place on the first Sunday after Corpus Christi and dating back to the early 1600s . This is followed by men dressed in yellow and red costumes and masks (mirroring devils) jumping over the rows of babies in the style of hurdlers. This is meant to cleanse the children of evil doings.
Hadaka Matsuri
Hadaka Matsuri is a Japanese festival which takes place in the summer or winter and traces its origin in Okayama. During this festival, Japanese men wear nothing but a loincloth called the fundoshi, or roam completely naked. A Shinto priest throws a couple of sticks at midnight and the men must grasp it, until there is a winner.they think that the winner is bound to be happy the whole year.
Kanamara Matsuri
The Shinto Kanamara Matsuri is yet another strange and weird Japanese festival which takes place in Kawasaki. This festival focuses on penis shaped carvings, candies and decorations to celebrate a penis-venerating shrine that was once poplar among prostitutes, who were believed to go there and pray for their protection from sexually transmitted diseases. This festival is also believed to help in easy and better deliveries, marriage and harmony between couples.
