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
This 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
It 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
This 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
A 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
A 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
A festival in Roswell, Mexico to celebrate their belief that aliens have landed on earth in Roswell
7) Turkey testical festival
A participant has to eat animal testicles, usually battered and fried in few minutes.
8) Thaipusam
Thaipusam 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
