Everyone loves music festivals, parades dedicated to any events or New Year's Eve in the main squares of cities. However, all these events have a slight omission - during their holding it is forbidden to throw objects at people with various things! Of course, you can try, but then, most likely, your evening will end at the police station. Surely everyone would like to go to crazy festivals, the whole point of which is throwing objects at rivals. Today we will talk about several such crazy festivals where you can rush into people with all sorts of things ranging from tomatoes to oranges. Take care of your face!
So, 7 crazy festivals where you can rush into each other with various objects:
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Tomatina (Bunyol, Spain)
Every year, on the last Wednesday of summer, the small Spanish town of Bunyol turns into a real battlefield, which turns red from ... tomatoes. Yes, yes, you heard right, thousands of people from all over the world come here to freely throw tomatoes at each other. According to legend, the first "Tomatina" owes to several boys who threw tomatoes at an inept street musician, which later turned into a massive battle with food, however, there are other versions of the origin of the festival, so one could not determine the "culprit" of the celebration.
One thing is for sure - this is one of the most fun holidays on the planet. If you are not enthusiastic about the battle of tomatoes, you can retire to the nearest cafe, whose windows are covered with plastic shields during the throwing. By the way, in addition to the battle itself, various competitions are held in Bunyol during the last week of August, including paella cooking competitions, music competitions and dance competitions.
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Songkran Festival (Thailand)
The inhabitants of Thailand do not have to look for an excuse to plunge into childhood and begin to pour water, because they annually hold the religious festival Songkran, which is held from April 13 to 15 in various cities of the country. The largest festivals are held in Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai. The festival coincides with the end of the dry season, and its roots go to India, where they believed that the ritual of pouring will help to cause rain and contribute to a good rice crop.
Over time, Songkran (the name, by the way, is Indian - means "transition") took a little from Buddhism. Modern Thais also consider douche as a symbol of cleansing from sins and bad energy. On this day, especially in tourist areas, a real water bacchanalia occurs when people pour water on each other using hoses, buckets and water guns.
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Battle of the Oranges (Ivrea, Italy)
Ivrea is a small town in northern Italy, located near Turin. It is famous for its medieval architecture and the fact that more than 500 thousand kilograms of oranges used for the “Battle of Oranges” are imported into the city annually. The battle involves infantrymen throwing citrus fruits, as well as warriors in carts, protecting their "fighting vehicles" from throwers. In total, about 4 thousand people participate in the battle, who spend the whole day throwing oranges at each other.
As in the case of Tomatina, there are several versions of the origin of the “Battle of the Oranges”. One of them is rooted 8 centuries ago. Allegedly, at that time one duke began to “roll up” to the miller’s daughter, who wanted to use the right of the first night. The girl was not from a timid dozen, and cut off the insolent head, which began to personify the orange. In turn, the orange color is associated with the rebels who saved the girl from the hands of the guard, who wanted to execute her for a crime. According to another version, the festival is held in honor of the people of Ivrea (throwers in orange), who rebelled against the tyranny of Napoleon’s troops (people in carts). Although the second version also contains a story about the miller’s daughter, it dates back to the beginning of the 19th century.
The battle lasts three days, gathering many spectators who are forbidden to throw oranges, but are allowed to become targets. To do this, wear special orange hats. Interestingly, earlier apples, more familiar to this region, served as weapons. After changing shells, the city hall had to order hundreds of kilograms of oranges from Sicily.
By the way, on our site most-beauty.ru there is an interesting article about the TOP 10 most unusual holidays in the world.
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Wine Battle (Aro, Spain)
Aro Wine Festival or simply “Wine Battle” is held in the city of the same name in the Spanish province of Rioja. On the day of the meeting, thousands of people gather with leather backpacks behind them, which are filled to the top with red wine. All participants of the festival climb the mountain, after which the wine battle begins. It is estimated that about 50,000 liters of excellent Spanish wine are poured onto the heads of the participants per day.
The festival is dedicated to the anniversary of the battle between the cities of Aro and Miranda de Ebro, who in the 13th century fought to expand their borders. As you might guess, the inhabitants of Aro won, who began to celebrate it with a glass of red wine. Over time, the holiday turned into a wine battle. The festival is held annually on June 29. The battle starts at 7:00, isn't that a great start to the day? After the end of the “wine battle”, all its participants descend from the mountains and continue to have fun with fiery music.
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Holi (India)
Holi is perhaps the most famous holiday of all those listed on our list. It is not in vain called the "Festival of Colors", as it is also one of the most fun events in the whole world. Every year in different cities of India in the early days of spring, a two-day festival is held, the second day of which is marked by mass dusting with powder dyes.
According to one version, this festival was born due to Krishna's jealousy (he was known to be blue) to the color of his sister's skin (and part-time lover) of Radha. When Krishna complained to his adoptive mother, Yasoda, she allowed her face to be painted in any color he wanted.
There is another legend about the beginning of the festival, relating to the Hindu myths about the rivalry of Vishnu and the demoness Kholika. This version is even more believable, not only because the name of the festival is consonant with the name of the demoness, but also because on the first day of the holiday people burn her stuffed animal. The colors used during Holi paint have their own meaning: red symbolizes love, matrimony and fertility, blue symbolizes Krishna.
6
World Cake Throwing Championship (Coxhet, UK)
Although most people will say that this festival is an unforgivable waste of dessert, the British seem to enjoy the opportunity to throw pies at their compatriots with impunity. Initially, the competition was conceived as a charity event to raise funds to support the building of the village administration. However, after 50 years, he attracted many tourists, becoming Coxhet's “trick”.
Before the start of the world championship, participants are divided into several teams of four people, points are awarded for hitting a pie in the face. Although the dress code doesn’t work during the fight, it’s considered a good sign to wear a Victorian dress or choose a futuristic outfit. This event has been held annually since 1967. It is estimated that about 3,000 delicious cakes "fly away" in Coxhit per day.
Interesting: TOP 10 simple things that the Americans adopted from the British.
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Setsubun Bean Throwing Festival (Japan)
To complete our list at the most-beauty festival - a kind of Japanese New Year. It is celebrated on February 3-4, marking the beginning of spring. These days, the Japanese fry soybeans and throw them out of the windows or throw them at family members dressed as demons.
It is believed that beans symbolize vitality and purity, so throwing beans purifies homes and people of all the evil that has accumulated over the past year and marks the beginning of a new lunar year. The tradition is rooted in the XIV century, and is very popular, especially among children, and now. Interestingly, some Japanese invite famous or respected people home, entrusting them with the honorable duty of sprinkling beans near the house.
Summarize
So we saw several crazy festivals that make people do unusual things and get a storm of emotions from it! How do you feel about such events? Most-Beauty is waiting for your comments on this article.