Freakish festival in the world

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In culturally varied countries, you will find innumerable festivals. Many are very ancient, while some are much more modern. It may look interesting to others, while insane to others. Still these festivals are carried out with pomp and large number of people gathers to watch it Here have a look at the most bizarre festival from all over the world

1) Kanamara Matsuri

Kanamara-MatsuriThis is a festival of Japan with penis, as central theme of the event, illustrated in the form of candy, carved vegetables, decorations. Large number of people participates in this event. It’s popular festival for prostitute where they pray to protect from sexually transmitted diseases.

2) Hadaka Matsuri

Hadaka-MatsuriIt is also called Naked – festival. A Japanese festival held every year usually in summer or winter. It’s significance is blessing for bountiful harvest.

3) Cheese rolling festival

Cheese-rolling-festivalThis festival is held every May in United Kingdom. Here an official rolls a round of Double Gloucester cheese down the extremely steep hill, after which hundreds of people have to run down to catch it. It involves lot of fun.

4) Goat tossing Festival

Goat-tossing-FestivalA Spanish festival held on the fourth Sunday in January every year. It involves a young boy who finds a goat, ties it, takes to the top of the church and tosses it down. It’s a festival to honor Saint Vincent.

5) El Colacho

El-ColachoA Spain festival, held every year on the feast of Corpus Christi. This festival involves, an adult man dressed up as devil and jumps on the babies lying on mattress. It’s way of blessing the newborn.

6) Roswell UFO festival

Roswell-UFO-festivalA festival in Roswell, Mexico to celebrate their belief that aliens have landed on earth in Roswell

7) Turkey testical festival

Turkey-testical-festivalA participant has to eat animal testicles, usually battered and fried in few minutes.

8) Thaipusam

ThaipusamThaipusam is a Hindu festival held in the month of January/February. The participant has to shove their head, perform pilgrimage, and at the end their mouth or cheeks are pierced with thin rods. The motive of Thaipusam festival is to pray to God to receive his grace so that bad traits are destroyed.

Though it may be weird for few people, still it is a festival for them.

AW:Smrutirekha

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