This world is full of culture and traditions. There are many cultural festivals in the world which are very different and unique in their own sense. These festivals offer all kinds of excitement and people from all over the world participate in it. There are many people who are interested in it and wants to participate as early as possible. There are many weird festivals which happen annually from Scandinavia to the depths of Asia.
Irrespective of them being bizarre, they contribute towards making the culture of area distinct from other parts of the world. All the traditions in the world has deep and meaningful history and these festivals keep them alive by celebrating every year. Here are some of the unique festivals which happens every year across the world.
It is one of the most unique festivals which is celebrated in this world. It is celebrated in Bunol, Spain. La Tomatina is a festival where thousands of people participate and launch squashed tomatoes at one another. The rules of the festival are such that it restricts people from hurting each other.
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This festival is celebrated for 8 days in the Black Rock Desert. People from all across the world come together to celebrate the festival of art, freedom and self-reliance. This festival is a spiritual experience where people forget about their beliefs and form a new society with fresh principles.
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This festival is a fight of food in Ivrea, Italy. In this festival, oranges are thrown at other teams. The winner of the fight is decided by the judge and they are also felicitated by the town. People participating in it require helmets as oranges can hurt them at times.
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The island of Bali embarks into New Year with all kinds of peace and calmness. It is also called day of silence as fire, travel and entertainment are forbidden. Among the other things, traffic and electricity are also completely shut down for 24 hours. All these actions are taken in order to allow self-reflection and meditation.
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The main aim of this festival is to feed the monkeys. Thousands of monkeys are gathered at a temple in Thailand. Almost 4,000 kg of dishes are served in front of monkeys. It is a belief that serving monkeys well will bring good luck for them. The city of monkeys also make sure that monkeys are fed well.
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This festival is celebrated at the Spanish village of Castrillo de Murcia. During this festival, people who are dressed as devil jump over one year old babies. This ritual is carried out to protect the people from any kind of bad luck. It is also said that by doing this kind of act, they get rid of all kinds of sin.
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This festival is celebrated in Malaysia and Singapore. Hindus allow the piercing all throughout their bodies to express their sincerity and devotion towards the religion. It is also believed that by piercing their bodies, they are able to cleanse the sins. More than a million people participate in the festival every year.
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The Pikachu festival is celebrated in Japan every year. The famous cartoon character is being celebrated in parade which happens every year. More than 1,000 performers dressed as Pikachu participate in the parade. It is celebrated every year in Yokohama, Japan.
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This Korean Boryeong Mud Festival attracts many people from outside the country every year. The mud festival includes obstacles, slides, wrestling and mud bath. Those who have participated in the festival said that the atmosphere is always electric at the mud festival.
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The Songkran festival is celebrated every year in Thailand. This festival is also the world’s biggest water gun fight. People use water guns against each other at the festival when New Year is about to come. Apart from the water guns, people also use buckets and elephants to throw water at each other.
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The festival of Holi is celebrated all across India every year. It is said that the festival is organized to celebrate the victory of good over evil. People throw colored water over each other during this festival. Colored powders are also applied on people’s faces. People from all the ages participate in the festival.
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The wife carrying world championships is held every year at Finland. During this championships, husbands carry their wives for a distance of about 253 meters. The people participating in the championships also need to pass the obstacles such as an ice pool. It is also a true test of couples.
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