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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