A holiday is fun, joy, good mood. All people celebrate birthdays, New Years and Christmas. This is familiar and understandable. But there are amazing, unusual and funny holidays of the world that are inherent in the traditions of only one country. They are very exciting, although not always clear to the Slavic soul.
British love funny holidays
Catch up with Cheese: An invigorating fun in the fresh air every last Monday of May is held in Coopers Hill. Competitors chasing a large head of cheese rolling down the slope of a high hill. The prize is given to the first person to catch the cheese.
"Bird People": in the city of Bognor in early July, an amazing contest takes place. Participants in colorful feathered costumes and with homemade wings jump from a tower into the sea. The "main bird" is the one who lasts the longest in the air.
Bathing in the Swamp: The British find it very funny and entertaining. On the last Monday of August in Wales, everyone in fins and masks makes a 55m swim in the swamp. And all, without exception, who decided on this, receive prizes.
"Funny grimace" complements the UK 's funny holidays. Celebrate it every third Saturday of September in the English town of Egremont. Contestants grimace, make faces in the hope of a prize. The people around are resting, having fun and taking pictures. All in bright clothes and in a good mood.
How Americans Have Fun
The USA also loves funny holidays, although the Americans understand the fun in their own way.
"Mountain oysters" - that's what cowboys call bull eggs. In May , Texas hosts a cooking championship. The winner is the one whose dish of fried bull eggs will be more aromatic, appetizing and tastier. For some reason, Americans attribute this competition to the category of "funny holidays."
"Naked butt" - so relieve stress in the state of California. Every second Saturday of July, a long line of people is lined up along the railway, and they all take off their pants in front of trains passing by. They probably think that passengers are very interested in looking at their naked bodies.
“Burning Man”: at the end of August, a week before Labor Day, thousands of Americans and visitors to the country are sent to the desert of Nevada in the city of sand. Everyone tries to show their creativity to the fullest extent, which is expressed in unthinkable elaborate clothes, wonderful accessories, and brightly painted faces. The goal is to live in a makeshift place for a week. At the end of the festival, the city is destroyed and pathos under the drum roll scarecrow.
"Driving in coffins" is a sense of humor among the inhabitants of the city of Manitou, who are happy to drive off the mountain in coffins on wheels.
Pirate Day: On September 19, Americans gather in funny gangs, put on a blindfold, and fervently sing rogue songs. Such parties are really very positive. Today, Pirate Day has already become an
international holiday.
Fun on the battlefield
The funniest holidays in many nations are associated with gambling. Shells are fruits and vegetables, other products.
"Egg throwing": the action takes place annually in the summer in the UK. Recently, the festival has been attended not only by the British, but also by residents of other countries. A variety of competitions are held: throwing eggs at a range, accuracy, "Russian roulette", the relay for the transfer of raw eggs. People laugh and get a lot of positive emotions.
"Tomato battle": in the Spanish town of Bunyol, a real tomato battle takes place on the last Wednesday of August! The Spaniards frolic, bombarding each other with ripe tomatoes. All go dirty, but funny and happy with life.
"Orange Carnival" is held in Italy in the town of Ivrea in late February. This traditional holiday, rooted in the distant 1194 year, is loved by locals. The noisy, merrymaking is stretched out for several days, played out according to a certain scenario, the culmination of the action is just the battle of oranges.
Fire holiday
This holiday can hardly be called ridiculous, but it cannot be ignored. "Las Fallas" from March 14 to 19 is held in Valencia, Spain. This is a crazy carnival of fire (“Las Fallas” means “fire”) with marching processions, a sea of bright colors, an abundance of pyrotechnics and special effects. The centerpiece of the celebration is the burning of pre-cooked dolls, one of which is "left alive." The happy doll is chosen by voting and sent to her brothers in the local museum.