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The most unusual holidays of the world
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- The last weekend of November in the Thai town of Lopburi there is a buffet for monkeys - these animals are very honored here.

- On the 24-th of June in the capital of Peru - Cusco - takes place an ancient Inca ceremony, dedicated to the sun. Hundreds of people dressed as the ancient Inca are gathering at the ceremony.

- From the 21-st of May in North Greece and South Bulgaria begins the 8-day long festival Anastenaria that is dedicated to the St. Constantin and St. Helen. People walk with bare feet over burning coals in an unexplained way.

- On the third Saturday of February in Japan takes place Hadaka Matsuri. During this coldest time of the year thousands of people in loincloths run around the streets. There is one completely naked man among them and those who get lucky to touch him will get good luck during the whole year.

- On the last Wednesday of August in the Spanish town of Bunol there is a grandiose tomato battle - La Tomatina - that gathers about 30 thousands of people yearly including tourists.

- Night of the Radishes is celebrated on the 23-d of December in Oaxaca, Mexico. On this day multiple contests take place like cutting various figures out of radish, mainly about historical events.

- Every year in Hong-Kong the buns festival Cheung Chau Da Jiu takes place, where an interesting contest is performed - the participants try to get as quick as possible to the top of three 18-meters tall pastry towers. The celebration takes place on the 8-th day of the fourth moon in the Chinese calendar - usually this day is in May.

- Beer Day rolls over the whole Ireland on the 1-st of March. This is actually a national beer party. The holiday is celebrated in the name of the 75-years lond beer ban (1915-1989).

- Ice Melting Holiday takes place every year in Nenana, Alaska. The holidays has no date, because it is some kind of a lottery with bets about when the spring thaw begins.

- New Year on Bali is celebrated in a very unusual way - in full silence. This day is called Nyepi and coincides with the Bali New Year. The Bali citizens do not get out of their houses during Nyepi and the same is advised to the tourists.
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