TOP 10 most unusual and strange holidays in the world

This article presents a selection of the strangest and unusual holidays in the world.

In our culture, there are a huge number of holidays to which we are used to, and they do not seem ridiculous, absurd or strange to us. However, different peoples have many holidays that are able to surprise us, amaze and cause bewilderment. However, people who celebrate these holidays do not count and are happy to indulge in the process of celebration.

We offer to get acquainted with the selection of ten holidays of the world that will seem strange and unusual to you.

Tomatin, Spain

The first place in the list of unusual holidays is occupied by a holiday called Tomatin. This holiday takes place annually in Spain, in a small town of Bunol. By the way, many people gather for the holiday not only from among local residents, but also from other countries. The festival received international status.

The essence of the holiday is to throw tomatoes into each other. As a result of a tomato battle, a real red -colored mess forms on the streets. An ignorant tourist can easily shock from such a spectacle, but the festival participants sincerely have fun and enjoy such a pastime.

Tomatin's holiday has its own restrictions, which are created for the safety of people and property:

• The festival lasts only one hour, no more. But territorially the festival is not limited, people move along the neighboring streets from the start of the start.
• It is forbidden to tear clothes at the festival participants.
• It is forbidden to throw any objects except tomatoes.

The sponsor of the supply of tomatoes for the festival is the local government. About 150 tons of tomatoes are destroyed annually.

Monkey banquet, Thailand

Exotic Thailand is famous for no less exotic traditions and festivities. One of the unusual holidays for our mentality is monkey banquet.

Every year in the town of Lopburi, a table for primates is set. The festival is designed for 600 people, although in fact the "guests" come much more.

As for treats, they are very diverse and generous. Monkeys can enjoy all kinds of tropical fruits and vegetables, rice, and for dessert to bite all this with cakes with soda. In total, about 2 tons of food are allocated for the banquet.

At the beginning of the holiday, solemn speech is made by the representative of the local authorities, after which monkeys are invited to the tables covered with red tablecloths and tired food.

The well -fed and impudent animals at the end of the holiday begin to rush to food in present people, but this only amuses those gathered at the festival.

Skull Day, Bolivia

Residents of Bolivia traditionally store the skulls of their dead ancestors in their own houses. Every year in November, they decorate the remains of deceased relatives with the most beautiful flowers, beads, even put on sunglasses. In general, what is enough fantasy for.

On this day, people go to the cemetery with skulls in their hands. There, people treat the souls of the dead, with cigarettes, alcohol and coca leaves. The Bolivians believe that on this day the souls of deceased relatives descend to the ground, and bring good luck only to those who respectfully belong to the skull.

The Catholic Church of Bolivia urges residents to stop using the remains of deceased people, claiming that many graves are defiled and often skull belong to unknown people.

Erysel Eide Championship, Great Britain

Every year in the UK, in September, for two weeks, a “Fair of acid apples” has been taking place. A mandatory part of it is a festival for the kriville of the face. Everyone should demonstrate a completely unrecognizable and terrible expression on the face.

One could understand and accept this holiday, if people in the process of preparation did not disfigure their body. It is known that in the process of preparation some remove their teeth or carry out other manipulations with a face to take the desired first place.

Diving Championship in a swamp, USA

The diving championship in the swamp is only part of the “vast fun program” of the Summer Redneck Games festival, which was held annually until recently in the state of Georgia.

People put on costumes and joyfully under the exclamations of a jubilant crowd jump with their heads into a dirty clay puddle. Other contests of this festival are: throwing covers from toilets, throwing watermelon bones with an mouth - who is further, performing songs in an unusual way, namely armpits.

The history of the holiday begins in 1996. From the moment when there were ridicule, as if the Olympic Games in Atlanta is organizing a "flock of selyukov." By 2013, the holiday was canceled due to environmental pollution, however, photos of this strange action remained in the memory of people and in the vastness of the network.

Bulk -eyed contest of grooms, Niger

The Woodabi tribe in the Republic of Niger boasts its own national “beauty contest”. Every year in the rainy season, unmarried tribe guys can become lucky and get the bride as the main prize.

The essence of the event is as follows: several authoritative women of the tribe choose the most pichen, the highest and the holder of the most white teeth.

The guys are preparing for the competition very carefully in advance. They make hats in order to seem higher, paint their lips with black paint from the burned bones of herons to emphasize white teeth, and also use hallucinogenic substances that help to bully their eyes for a long time.

Feast of people-birds, Great Britain

The British can rightfully be called masters in inventing strange festivals. These include the festival of people-birds. It is held twice a year in the UK, many other countries also began to hold such competitions.

Participants in the festival must build a structure resembling poultry wings. Then the participants demonstrate their invention, jumping from the pier. The point is to hold out the air of the bird to be longing over the water as long as possible.

Homemade constructions, of course, cause laughter and positive emotions, but at the same time they are ridiculous and strange.

Festival for throwing dead rats, Spain

If you do not want to get a dead rat in the face, try not to be on the last Sunday of January in the town of El-tovel in Spain. On this day, there is a crazy in our understanding holiday called “Battle of rats”.

People rejoice, throwing frozen corpses of dead rats into each other. If the rat fell to the ground, it is immediately raised and thrown again. It is not known what people are guided by, taking part in this festival, but the fact that it gives them joy is a fact. Tomatin in comparison with this festival seems just sweet and children's fun.

Cheese race, UK

And again in the ranking of the strangest and most unusual holidays was the UK. This time the holiday is not just strange, the danger to the participants is obvious.

The event is held on a hill of Cooper in Kotsuoolds near the County of Gloucestershire. On the last Monday of May, many people gather on the hill to participate in the Running contest with the heads of cheese. Yes, yes, it didn't seem to you. A huge cheese head weighing about 5 kg starts from a steep hill, earlier the heads reached up to 18 kg, but later this weight was banned. The participant must catch up and catch the rolling cheese.

An ambulance will always be on duty at the festival, because in races participants receive severe injuries of the back, neck, limbs. Sometimes even spectators get injuries.

They tried to ban the holiday repeatedly, but all attempts were unsuccessful. Cheese races are only gaining popularity every year. It is hard to imagine that people are ready to apply such injuries for the sake of winning cheese races.

Enzierro, Spain

Enzierro is the national custom in Spain, which consists in the fusters of the daredevils from the bulls. Games with bulls are a Spanish tradition, recall Corrida.

Enzierro's holiday is something similar to Corrida. Bulls run along the narrow city streets, and people run away from them. Then the bulls are launched on the square where the battles of bulls begin.

Previously, the streets are fenced, at any time the participant can jump over the fence and leave the game. Such a festival and games are very dangerous for participants. Despite the fact that the police are trying to prevent drunk participants, they still somehow penetrate and first receive serious injuries. However, even a sober and fastest person is not safe from injury as a result of the fury of the animal. Given the fact that one of the rules is running in close proximity to the bull.

Now you know what holidays people celebrate in different countries of the world. Some of them borders on cruelty, others simply amaze with their absurdity. Be that as it may, one thing is understandable - the world amazes with its versatility and surprises with events.

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