Top 15 most strange festivals in the world

In this era of globalization, understanding the culture of other countries is no longer an unattainable dream. The main manifestations of different cultures are various festivals. Here are 15 super crazy festivals, you definitely don't believe they really exist before you have experienced them.

1. Japan, Saidaiji Huiyang Naked Festival:

 

On the third Saturday of February every year, Saidaiji Temple in Okayama Prefecture, Japan will hold a nude festival. This event has a history of more than 500 years. More than 10,000 men only wore the traditional crotch and competed for the sacred tree that symbolizes blessing in the cold winter. It is said that those who get Shenmu will have great luck in the coming year.

2. Spain, Baby Jumping Festival: 

This festival can be traced back to 1620. During the week-long celebration, a man dressed as a devil skipped the babies placed on the mattresses of the parade route. The babies were all 12 years old. Less than months. It is said that this is to clean up the original sins of babies, to ensure their safe life, to prevent diseases and demons.

3. Boryeong Mud Festival, South Korea:

 

The local mud in Boryeong is rich in minerals and is good for the skin. Every July, people will jump into the muddy water and paint each other with ink-colored mud, which is very interesting.

4. Thailand: Monkey Festival: 

Every year on the last Sunday of November, the Three Pagoda Temple in Bangkok, Thailand will hold the Monkey Festival. The public will prepare four thousand kilograms of fruit for two to three thousand long-tailed macaques to enjoy.

5. Spain, Tomato War: 

Every year on the last Wednesday of August, the town of Buñol in the Valencian Autonomous Region of Spain will host the Tomato War. More than 3,000 people from all over the world threw more than 100 tons of ripe and juicy tomatoes on the street.

6. Hinduism, Thaipusam Festival:

Every January or February, Hindu believers in Malaysia and Singapore celebrate this festival. They pierce their bodies to purify their sins.

7. Canada, Frozen Hair Festival: 

Every February, Takini Hot Springs in Whitehorse, Canada will hold the Frozen Hair Festival, anyone with hair can participate. When bathing in hot springs, people have to bury their heads in the water, then let their hair freeze at a low temperature of -28°C, and create a peculiar hairstyle. The person with the most special hairstyle wins.

8. Carrot Night in Mexico: 

Every year on December 23, the people of Oaxaca, Mexico will carve carrots into various Christmas stories or grotesque dolls. The super rich imagination and super knife skills make tourists admire them. .

9. Bali, Tranquility Day: 

This is a unique Hindu New Year in Bali. No one is allowed to go out on that day. Restaurants and shops are not open. Domestic and foreign flights are also forbidden to take off and land. The entire island is not allowed to turn on lights or talk. , Silence. Tranquility Day is to celebrate the arrival of the New Year with contemplation and repentance. There is a traditional saying in the local area that this is because the "monster parade" sent away the monsters the previous day, and the residents must keep quiet to prevent the ghosts from turning back.

10. United Kingdom, Swamp Snorkeling Championship: 

Every year in mid-July, the small town of Ranutid Wells in Wales, UK will hold a swamp diving competition. Participants must ride their bicycles from the swamp to the pole at the other end at the fastest speed, and then ride back. The fastest person wins.

11. Japan, Pikachu Parade:

 

In order to welcome the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Yokohama has been cooperating with Pokémon since 2014 to host the Pikachu Parade every year. During the event, more than 1,000 Pikachu will appear, which is spectacular.

12. America, Burning Snowman Festival:

 

Every year on March 20th, the residents of Lake Superior will burn snowmen to welcome the arrival of spring.

13. Italy, Orange Festival: 

Every year before Easter and Ramadan in February, Ivrea in northern Italy will hold this festival. The Orange Festival originated in the 12th to 13th centuries. It is said that King Evrea tried to defile her on the wedding night of the mill’s owner’s daughter. As a result, his deeds were revealed, and he was assassinated by a woman with a sword. The villagers were encouraged to start fighting against the explosion. Now people throw oranges into the carriages on the road.

14. Iceland, Viking Festival: 

Every year, the small Icelandic town of Hafnarfjordur will hold a Viking Festival for 5 days. Locals and tourists can cosplay Viking warriors, and they can also play fighting games on the streets.

15. America, Burning Man Festival: 

In in the desert of Nevada, USA, the Burning Man Festival is held every year for 8 days. Artists will build a dream city called "Black Rock City" in the desert. Participants of the event will bring their own daily necessities, including water, food, cleaning supplies and tents. There are various carnival parties and large dolls are burned. This activity is to enhance people's artistic awareness and return people to their essence.