BIZARRE TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD

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BORYEONG MUD FESTIVAL (BORYEONG, SOUTH KOREA)

Playing with the fine coastal mud which is rich with minerals and other  excellent qualities

MONKEY BUFFET FESTIVAL (LOPBURI, THAILAND) 

Respect for monkeys traces back to the monkey king Hanuman and his army helped rescue  Sita 

FINGER WHITTLING CHAMPIONSHIP (BAVARIA, GERMANY) 

Competitors sit opposite each other and pull on a small leather loop using just one finger 

WIFE CARRYING CHAMPIONSHIP (FINLAND)

Test of relationship

RUNNING OF THE BULLS  (SAN FERMIN FESTIVAL SPAIN) 

Honoring the city's first bishop and patron saint, Saint Fermín 

DAY OF THE DEAD (MEXICO) 

A celebration of cultural syncretism 

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PRACHI SRIVASTAVA