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World’s Wackiest Festivals

2011-05-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

the Hadakamatsuri festival, when the guys get naked and run amok

Cheese rolling, baby jumping, tuna fish-tossing – these are just some of the crazy festivals celebrated around the world. We have taken it upon ourselves to scour the globe, drawing up a list of the world’s five wackiest celebrations to add to your calendar. Check out the world’s most mental festivals below! 5. The Tunarama […]

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The Holi Festival – A Celebration of Color

2011-03-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Painted 'Holi' boy

This weekend sees the vivid colors of the Holi Festival in India explode into life once more – a spectacular two week Hindi celebration that marks the triumph of good over evil. Beginning with a series of bonfires lit up across the nation on Holika Dahan, the eve of the Holi Festival, the real action kicks off the day after as revelers take to the streets in an orgy of dancing, singing and colored powder being thrown everywhere.

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