5 very strange celebrations around the world.. What are they?

2016-05-19 2016-05-19T09:18:29Z
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Arabiaweather.com - Ismail Qasimi - Humans differ in their culture, customs, and traditions.. This is what makes one love to travel to learn about the cultures of other peoples in addition to seeing the different natural, historical and tourist attractions, but with the necessity of respecting all cultures, there remain many customs Exotic, especially that is manifested in celebrations and festivals.

The radish carving festival, which takes place in the Mexican city of Oaxaca, takes place at a very strange time when most peoples of the world celebrate the end of the year holidays and invest in shopping opportunities and discounts.

If you want to punch your neighbor, this does not suggest that there is much love between you, but in the rural Potosi region of Bolivia, the opposite occurs during the month of May. In the annual Tinco Festival, locals exchange punches between themselves violently until bloodshed.

And the celebration of the "straw bear" or "straw bear" day in the British city of Whittlesey is to celebrate the beginning of the new agricultural year on January 7 of each year, and it is an old tradition that witnesses very strange shows, during which men wear costumes made of straw only and stir up the streets with their dances.

In Spain there are many strange festivals, including Goose Day, which takes place in the city of Lekiti on the fifth of September, and although it takes place during the San Antolin Festival for fishing, Goose Day witnesses a fierce race among young people to eliminate a goose hanging in the port, and the prize is Keep only the goose.

Finally, it is known that when we get fed up with something, we will get rid of it and not reward it, but the Thais in the village of Lopburi in the province of Beauvais did the opposite with the monkeys that were a source of inconvenience to tourists and agricultural crops, as they decided to celebrate a festival in which they gift tons of foodstuffs, fruits and nuts to these monkeys.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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