Rushali Verma

Glastonbury Festival is incredible, vibrant yet can it truly contrast with cheddar pursuing, child bouncing or bun climbing? We've assembled a rundown of the most uncommon festivals from around the world, read on for 10 different ways to make your life less exhausting. Busó Fesztivál – Mohács, Hungary | March During February in the small Hungarian town of Mohács Buso, the festival is celebrated throughout the week. During this festival, people are dressed up as horned monsters, sokci dresses, and red lipstick and they wander the town swilling wines and pálinka, and making lots of noise. There is food, music, decorations just like other carnivals. It is celebrated to scare off the Ottoman forces and the end of the winter. Cheung Chau Bun Festival – Hong Kong | May The Cheung Chau Bun Festival is one of the liveliest and certainly one-of-a-kind of Hong Kong Festivals, full of folklore and tradition and sets in picturesque Cheung Chau Island, just a short ferry ride from the city. Bamboo mountains are the main symbol of the festival, covered with handmade buns which are located near the Pak Tai Temple where the majority of the celebrations take place. Baby Jumping Fiesta – Spain | Jun Historians believe that Salto del Colacho or ‘Jump on the Colacho’ took place in the 1600s. In this festival man dressed up as Devils wearing a colourful Costume and mask runs around the town with a whip to instil terror in the people in return the local insults him. The devil runs over the babies born in the same or previous year like Olympic runners. Once the devils run over the babies they are cleansed with the rose water. It is believed that the devils absorb all the negatives and immuniSe the children. Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race – Brawby, UK | June See if you're daft enough to take to the water in a giant Yorkshire pudding. Simon Thackray, the man behind The Shed arts venue at Brawby, near Malton, came up with the idea for the watery madness. His nephews Robbie and Jack Thackray, aged nine and eight respectively, took the plunge as the 3ft Yorkshire pudding underwent trials yesterday at Manor Farm, Brawby. Mud Festival – South Korea | July Spread throughout Daecheon Beach and downtown Boryeong, festivities begin in the first half of the day, spectators are transported by bus and then to the sea, carefully prepared with piles of mud sent from the area through mud pipes. The various districts - some are free, some need money - are full of mud pits, mud wells, mud pools, mud rubies and mud dungeons are amazing, all guaranteed to make them look like a mud beast at the end of the day. Air Guitar World Championships – Finland | August The Air Guitar World Championship is held every August in Oulu in Rotuaari Square. It is designed to promote world peace. Guitarists from all over the world took part in testing their skills. To watch all these guitar players playing with their unique costumes and guitars is a sight to behold. La Pourcailhade (Festival of the Pig) – Trie-sur-Baïse, France | August Trie-Sur -Baise, France's largest pig-rearing area, holds the annual Festival of the Pig, La Pourcailhade. Since 1975 this amazing event has been held on the 2nd Sunday in August." La Confrérie du Cochon" organises the festival, The festival involves displays, pig races, eating contests and other competitions. La Tomatina – Spain | August La Tomatina is the world's largest approved food war. Every year, some 40,000 tomato enthusiasts visit the small Mediterranean town of Buñol to exchange tomatoes. After the food battle, next week there will be big shows, fireworks and paella cooking competitions. Lopburi Monkey Banquet – Thailand | November The main activity at the Lopburi Monkey Banquet Festival is played by monkeys. At 10 a.m., the Lopburi Monkey Banquet Festival begins. First, the waiter will bring tables to the temple courtyard. At the table, there are many colours and monkeys. More than 600 monkeys dance at the reception desks as a showcase for visitors to the area. The little monkeys came together to enjoy the party in a fun way. This image is said to be unique and interesting, popular with many visitors. During a party, there is plenty of food and fruit. However, monkeys will definitely love bananas. Watching monkeys produce bananas also makes visitors happy. Krampusnacht – Germany | December One of the most exciting things that Christmas has to do is Krampus, a demon of the animal with a conflicting origin, who travels through Central Europe toward the end of the year. The Krampusnacht festival celebrates this vicious creature, “with its burning coals of eyes, hairy hairs and twisted deer horns that beat people with flower buds and kidnap children in a large sack or coffin so that they can sink or eat them later.

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