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CRAZY FESTIVALS

Added on: 7th Jul 2015

 

FROZEN DEAD GUY DAYS

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Ever since Bredo Morstol’s body was brought to the United States by

his grandson in the late 80′s his body has been cryogenically frozen

in a shed located in the small town of Nederland, Colorado. Although

initially the townspeople were opposed to the idea of keeping frozen

dead people in their backyards, they’ve chilled out quite a bit

(pun intended). Today they even hold an annual festival that includes

coffin races, a slow motion parade, and a Frozen Dead Guy

lookalike contest.

 

 

GOOSE PULLING FESTIVAL

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Each year on Shrove Tuesday in various towns throughout Germany

and the Netherlands villagers take part in a very old and very

controversial activity. Basically a goose is hung from either a wire or a pole

after which participants take turns trying to pull its head off. Of course,

the head can only take so much and before long somebody is successful.

Don’t get too worked up though, the animal rights activists already beat

you to it. These days only dead geese are allowed to be used in the festivities.

 

 

THE REDNECK GAMES

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In 1996 when the Olympics were held in Atlanta, some locals took offense

to the fact that the international media portrayed them as a “bunch of

rednecks holding a sporting event.” As a result they ended up doing just that.

Some of the events include toilet seat throwing, hubcap hurling

and the armpit serenade.

 

 

BURNING TAR BARREL FESTIVAL

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Although no one is quite sure why anymore, for hundreds of years people

in the town of Devon, England have been running through the streets

carrying burning battles of tar. As soon as the sun goes down on the

5th of November (Guy Fawkes Night) barrels are lit and placed upon the

back of a carrier. When he can bear it no more he’ll hand off the load to

the next willing soul and so and so forth.

 

 

BOLAS DE FUEGO

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Staying on the topic of fire, this festival takes us halfway around the world

to San Salvador. Around the turn of the 20th century a volcano almost

completely destroyed the small town of Nejapa. Every year since then

residents have gathered together in the town square for very an appropriately

themed celebration consisting of throwing flaming rags at one another.

 

 

KONAKI SUMO

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Once again we find ourselves in Japan, and once again the Japanese have

managed to outdo themselves. This time the festival involves two things,

 sumo wrestlers and lots and lots of babies. Every April the wrestlers face

off while holding the babies to see who’s will cry first. May the man with

the most baby friendly hands win.

 

 

GOAT TOSSING FESTIVAL

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There are few things in the world stranger than what happens in the small

Spanish town of Manganeses de la Polvorosa every fourth Sunday of

January. Essentially it consists of a young boy finding a goat, tying it up,

and then throwing it from the top of the church belfry after which it is

supposedly caught by villagers on the ground.

 

 

EL COLACHO

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Also known as the baby jumping festival, this cringe worthy celebration

occurs every year on the feast of Corpus Christi in the Spanish village

of Castrillo de Murcia. Any baby that was born in the previous 12 months

is placed on a mattress in the street while all the adult men of the village

take turns jumping over them. Although there are usually at least several

injuries (surprise!), word has it that they typically only involve the jumpers.

 


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