Funerals for the living and phallus parades

Tunarama – Australian tuna tossing festival

Held at Port Lincoln on Boston Bay, the Tunarama festival is an opportunity to promote the country’s tuna industry.

Coopers Hill Cheese Chasing Festival (Gloucestershire, England)

This is one of many local British festivals held every spring, attracting many international visitors.

Fiesta de Santa Marta de Ribarteme – `Almost died` festival (Spain)

This festival is held on July 29 every year in Galicia, Spain.

Nakizumo Festival – Crying Sumo (Tokyo, Japan)

Nakizumo is a traditional festival at Sensoji Temple that dates back 400 years.

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Goose Head Picking Day (Lekeitio, Spain)

As part of a series of events at the San Antolin festival, this is a competition that requires contestants to pluck the head of a dead goose.

Kanamara Matsuri – Iron Phallus festival (Japan)

With the meaning of blessing fertility, sustainable marriage and propagating the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, the festival is held on the first Sunday of April. Coming to this festival, visitors

Thaipusam – festival of Mortification

As a festival of the Tamil Hindu community, the Thaipusam festival is held around January and February every year, the largest scale in Singapore and Malaysia.

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