10 Names Of Unexpected But Real Holiday

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The Feast of Hitting the Neighbor - Machu Tenku

28 May - Bolivia
It is considered funny for those whose neighbor is his close friend and wants to have
fun with him, and it is an opportunity for two neighbors who are already at odds, but the
reality is that the goal of this tradition is to gain the approval of the gods.
Believe it or not, they really think that their gods will be satisfied with them and give
them luck and blessings for their homes and agricultural crops, if they beat each other
and shed their blood, although sometimes it ends in death, in addition, after this day
Bolivian people become to their normal life again. Against this, the state tries every year
again and again to stop this celebration, but it fails to do so and the festival is
celebrated still held today and from 600 years.

Tomato throwing war – La Tomatina

August – Spain
You may have heard before about the benefits of tomatoes for the skin and how they
were used in the form of masks or baths for the body. Well, if you want to enjoy clear
skin while enjoying a bath with an entire city, then welcome to the collective tomato
bath in Spain. The celebration is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in a
village called Buñol, and thousands of tourists go there specifically to attend this
festival, but for safety measures, the maximum number of participants cannot exceed
22,000 participants, and the duration is for a continuous hour, no more.
Despite the short period during which the festival is held, the quantity of tomatoes
celebrated by it is estimated at 160 tons which have been planted specifically for this
purpose so that they are very soft, smooth and easy to mash so as not to cause any
damage. And since this festival is for adults only, children and teenagers are not
marginalized, this celebration is held for them a few days before the main event, and
this perfectly highlights the spirit of fun that takes place there.

Day Of Silence - Nyepi

March - Bali
Although this holiday is considered strange, it calls for very beautiful goals, the most
important of which are spirituality, calm and reconciliation with oneself. This celebration
will be in the month of March and lasts 24 hours, starting from 6 am on the Indonesian
island of Bali, whose religion is Hindu.
The stages of the celebration are divided into 3 sections, the first of these is 3 or 4 days
of preparation for the event, so that psychological preparations which are held in the
temples, and they do this to enter themselves in the stage of spirituality, so that it is
easier for them to do what they have to do of meditation and deep thought on the day of
the celebration. Secondly, the day of celebration, maybe the word celebration is
considered an inappropriate word to express this Hindu celebration. So that this is a
celebration for the residents of Bali to stay in their homes and not go out until 24 hours
have passed, and the roads become empty except for security and policemen to make
sure that everyone is in their homes and in the event of an emergency situation.
Perhaps you are now wondering about what Hindus do in their homes during this
period. Well, we will tell you, they keep silence and complete calm, no words, no
television sound, no radio sound, no flashing lights ... Only calm and meditation and
focusing on the spirit, the soul, and the goals of life, away from the noise. How calm and
peaceful ! Well now, the third stage, which is the stage after the celebration, which is
the day of the feast, which is called a “Ngembak Geni” feast for them, and after
performing the rituals of this feast, which are relighting fire, cooking and the most
important is to get gathered and ask forgiveness from gods and each other, so they are
allowed to talk again and return to their normal life again, but with a new spirit and high
morale.

Near Death Feast

29 July - Spain
You may think that death is the most repulsive thing for all mentally and psychologically
healthy people, and that it is the last thing you may or may not wish for at all, but in fact,
there is a group of people who have survived death celebrating that opportunity that
made them approach death. This celebration takes place in the village of Las Nieves,
which is one of the isolated villages known for witchcraft and evil deeds in Spain. On
July 29 of every year, dozens even hundreds of residents of that village gather to
perform the rituals of this strange celebration.
The rituals are very ordinary for these residents, but certainly very frightening for anyone
who is a stranger or just a tourist. There are individuals who lost their son, father, wife,
friend, or any of their acquaintances, and there are those who tried death by themselves,
but miraculously came back to life, so that they claim that their gods gave them this
opportunity. They describe situations, feelings and scenes, as if you really see the
accident with your own eyes. Then they move to the second stage, during which they
summon the survivors of death and put them in the shroud, then put them in an open
coffin and raise them on their backs and walk them to the edge of the cemetery, to
return again to the same place while carrying the statue of their gods. Finally present
gifts to her, often represented in Money and food and then thanked her over and over
again, and here ends the strange feast.

The Iron Penis – Kanamara Matsuri

April –Japan
Perhaps through the name of this celebration, you may think that it is a celebration that
calls for sex, and you may think that this celebration is related to men only, but in fact,
the matter is completely different and behind it is an old story of their beliefs. This
celebration takes place on the first Sunday of April every year In Japan, starting in the
year 1970. The celebration includes foods and sweets, different colors and flavors, as
well as many iron statues of different sizes, but guess what ... all these things are Made
in the shape of an erect penis !
Well, you may now be eager to hear the story that made them celebrate this event, we
will tell you now. They say there was a young Japanese woman, a strange demon with
sharp teeth fell in love with her. The devil wanted to stay by her side, so he decided to
stay in her vagina. The young woman got married after a period of time, and in the first
sexual relationship with her husband, his penis was cut off. The young woman
remarried and the same thing happened with her second husband. She realized that
there was a demon in her vagina that was cutting the penis, so she went to someone
and asked him to make an iron penis. She brought it home and used it. The devil’s teeth
broke, and from there the dormancy of immortalizing the iron dick began to this day,
and this is the story .

Frozen Dead Man Festival

March - America
A man with an erect stature, blue body and still limbs, surrounded by a mass of dry ice,
a frightening sight for those who used to watch such scenes in horror movies and saw
how the corpse turned into this state, but it is an interesting sight and a need for
research and experiment for those who are interested in preserving cells and bodies
even after they are free of life. The story of this frozen corpse dates back to the year
1989 in Colorado –America, when this grandfather died, but his daughter and grandson
were not comfortable with the idea of burning him, but wanted to keep him close to
them. They kept him in dry ice and nitrogen for a little more than 3 years in the back hut
of their house, but the news leaked to the authorities and they tried her and gave her the
choice between getting the body out of there or going to prison for 10 days and paying
the fine. Here, the grandson started searching about who takes care of his grandfather’s
frozen corpse, and indeed he has found many companies that have agreed to this.
From there, the celebration of the Frozen Dead Man Festival began, where there are
games related to ice, dolls, and masks in the shape of the man’s corpse, and the most
important event is that they open the corpse box and re-repairing and supplying ice to it
again, and benefiting this frozen corpse with ten percent of the festival's profits, so that
this percentage is spent on what the corpse requires to stay in good condition.

Feast of walking on coals

Greece
The first thing that comes to your mind when reading the name of this celebration is the
burning of the feet due to the heat, but do not worry, because in this celebration no one
gets burns or even small scratches.
The Greeks celebrate this event for 8 days each year by holding a festival in which the
sounds of music rise and the place is crowded. Those who celebrate this festival say
that they never feel pain when they are walking on hot coals, the temperature of which
exceeds 60 degrees Celsius, and the reason for that is the quick steps they take. What a
dangerous and interesting celebration !
Egg Celebration - Pâques de dimanche
April- France
Strange, but it has a great family atmosphere and spiritual and beautiful feelings. This
holiday is on the first Sunday of April after the full moon of each year, and it is
considered an official holiday in France. Sweets and chocolates are made with French
produce in the shape of a easter rabbit, and the second part of the celebration is that
the French gather in a large square to cook 4,500 eggs in a huge pan that is enough to
feed more than 1,000 people to eat that day. If you like the great family atmosphere, we
advise you to visit France that day !

Festival Of Hornes - Festa del Cornuto

December - Italy
You may think from his name that he has a close relationship with the war, but the real
relationship is the one between him and the failed romantic relationships. The story
behind this celebration is that a large number of Italian men who had returned safely
from the war were honored with a pair of horns, and when they returned to their wives,
they discovered that they had been abandoned and separated with them.
So every year, from 1 to 10 December, Italian men who have gone through failed
emotional experiences meet and walk in the streets wearing helmets with horns, to
express their feelings about those relationships, but there are those who interact with
the event excessively, and they start crying and they get to cut the pictures of their ex-
partners and burn all memories in front of the crowd.

Underwater Music Festival

July- Florida
It may seem strange to you, asking yourself about the possibility of really having this
celebration, and you may think that the number of celebrants is few, but in fact, yes, this
celebration is in Florida, and many people actually visit it and enjoy it a lot. On the first
Saturday after the fourth of July, large numbers of diving and music lovers attend to
perform an entire underwater concert where loudspeakers are lowered and music is
broadcast from under the water, accompanied by the divers playing strange musical
instruments. The celebration ends and the celebrants leave with happiness in their
hearts and laughter on their faces.

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