The 5 Craziest Festivals In The World
The lockdown last year limited our activities due to a lot of travelling restrictions across various countries.
2021 is the year where we make up for undone activities by making time to travel and learn about other cultures and festivals.
To make your job easier, we have compiled a list of countries with the craziest festivals in the world.
These are countries that you should consider visiting if you’re planning to make the most of coming vacations and holidays.
La Tomatina- Spain
La Tomatina is a festival that is practised in Bunol town in eastern Spain.
Participants of this festival throw tomatoes at each other for fun (Tomato fight).
The festival which was formed accidentally after a street fight has become the region’s identity and it has been held on the last Wednesday of August since 1945.
The fight usually lasts about one hour and it is welcomed because the citric acid in the tomatoes makes it easier to wash surfaces of the street.
The Underwater Music Festival- USA
Florida’s Underwater Music Festival also makes our list of craziest festivals in the world.
As the name says, this festival takes place 20 feet deep in water in Florida.
Divers and Musicians gather in hundreds, armed with their nautical costumes and underwater instruments to make music underwater.
Participants of this festival claim that this music sounds better being absorbed by their entire body and not just their ears.
Kanamara Matsuri Festival (Penis Festival) Japan
The Kanamara Matsuri Festival, also known as the Penis festival is celebrated in Japan each Spring.
This year’s edition will be held on April 6 in celebration of penis and childbearing.
People carry giant penis-shaped lollipops, and penis statues down the street during the event.
The Mud Festival- South Korea
South Korea’s Mud festival also makes it to your list of bizarre festivals in the world.
This festival takes place annually in the summer in Boryeong South Korea.
The mud festival is one big mud party that involves several mud related activities.
Participants gather to listen to music and participate in mud wrestling and fire mud fireworks.
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Up-Helly Aa – St Ninian’s Isle (Fire festival) Scotland
The Up-Helly Aa – St Ninian’s Isle festival is regarded one of the biggest festivals in the world.
Local men in this town dress up as Viking warriors and set things on fire with torches as they walk past.
The event takes place at the end of the Yule season and ends with the burning of a replica Viking Longboat.
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