Strangest Festivals & Events From Around the World
With all the crazy people out there, crazy events and festivals appear all over the world all the time. Here are some of the more wild ones ranging from fish shotgun hunting, to baby jumping, to penis celebrations.
Fish Shotgun Hunting:
As easy as shooting fish in a barrel?
Mass Destruction Therapy:
Three Spanish entrepreneurs came up with the idea back in 2003 and has now evolved into a business by having people pay to smash cars, washing machines, refrigerators, television-sets with jackhammers, crowbars, and other tools to relieve stress.
Orange Battle Carnival:
Once a year at the Orange Battle Carnival in Ivrea, Italy, people from all over the country come to throw oranges at each other in a battle to represent the medieval insurection of 1194 against the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick of Swabia.
While in Bunol, Spain, Sutamarchan, Colombia and even Dongguan, China, people fight with tomatos..
Baby Jumping Festival of Castillo:
Known as El Colacho in Spain, the Baby-Jumping Festival is a popular event that takes place in Castillo de Murcia near Burgos, every year since 1620 By having infants lay on a blanket and adults dressed as devils jump over them, the babies are supposed to be cleansed of their sins.
The Japanese Phallic Festival:
Every year in Kawasaki, Japan, more than 30,000 worshipers who praise the sexuality gods come to ask for protection from sexually transmitted diseases.
This one takes the meaning of the word ‘cockfest’ to a whole new level.
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