Most bizarre Most bizarre festivals in festivals in the Worldthe World

Festival of oranges in Festival of oranges in AmsterdamAmsterdam

Queen's Day in Holland is celebrated on 30 April, and orange is the color of the royal family. Then their streets, parks and squares are transformed into a sea of orange. It is advisable to wear orange clothes on this day because it's one big orange party.

Songkran Water Festival, Songkran Water Festival, ThailandThailand

Every year in April, May Shan Thai city, the festival is held, which symbolizes inner purification. For this purpose came into use any water sprayers, guns, buckets, etc.

The festival of colors in The festival of colors in IndiaIndia

Holly Festival, also called the festival of colors, is the most vivid and colorful celebration of spring. It symbolizes the triumph of 'good' over 'evil'. According to legend, on this day is the evil demon killed Holik.

El Kolacho festival in SpainEl Kolacho festival in Spain

One of the strangest holidays, during which men dressed as devils jump newborn babies to rid them of evil spirits, if you hide them.

Tomatina festival in SpainTomatina festival in SpainThis festival is held in late August when the tomatoes are ripe now. Then people from around the world gather Bunyol Spanish city to participate in the crazy battle with tons of ripe tomatoes.Tomato Festival was inscribed in the "Guinness" as the biggest battle with food.

The festival in honor of Saint The festival in honor of Saint FerminFermin

Another crazy Spanish-racing tradition with the bulls in Pamplona. The festival is famous. Participants in the ceremony run a certain route racing with bulls. The goal is to reach out to the local arena, where it is assumed that they are saved, at least until next year.

Festival of the steel phallus in Festival of the steel phallus in JapanJapan

And there is such a festival. It takes place around the local temple, which years ago was very popular among prostitutes who wished to pray against diseases transmitted sexually.Nowadays the festival is used to raise funds to support research to cure AIDS.

Festival-Monkey feast, Festival-Monkey feast, ThailandThailand

The festival is a party, organized specially for macaques. These monkeys are very greedy and steal food to people, even if left unattended moment. That's why in 1989. residents of Lopburi decided that the best - the best way to deal with small intruders to understand them. And they decided to settle their feast. So every year in the temple Phra Sam Yot shackles of monkeys they take their favorite things - peanuts, cucumbers, bananas and other goodies.

Nyepi - the day of silence in Nyepi - the day of silence in BaliBali

It takes place on the day of the New Year in Bali. It is a day of reckoning, which prohibit lights, TV, radio, sex, talk, and all stay in their homes.Nyepi Day is followed by a series of purification rituals, including washing all the pieces of the temples and expelling evil spirits by burning carnival dolls.

Throwing babies, Solapur, Throwing babies, Solapur, IndiaIndia

The ritual, which is performed by Muslims in the western parts of India half a millennium, is throwing babies from 15 m height on sheet crucified. So consider that children will grow up healthy and strong.

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By: Kristina Vasileva, XIIa class 2012-2013