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STRANGE CELEBRATIONS

Discover strange celebrations like El Colacho in Spain with men jumping over babies to ward off evil spirits, the vibrant Holi festival in India where colored powder is joyfully thrown, and La Tomatina in Buñol, Spain, where tomatoes are hurled in a massive food fight.

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STRANGE CELEBRATIONS

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  1. STRANGE CELEBRATIONS

  2. The Baby-jumping El Colacho Spanish Festival

  3. One of the weirdest festivals of all time - El Colacho in Spain. On this occasion grown men are jumping over the new born babies. Yes, very carefully.

  4. mothers do not seem to protest…

  5. They do it to get rid of any unknown evil spirits that might hide in these babies:

  6. The festival of colors

  7. If you happen to be in India during Holi, the festival of color, you also might want to avoid wearing your best suit . As part of the celebration, a brightly dyed powder called ‘’abir’’ is merrily thrown everywhere …

  8. and especially at each other.

  9. Holi is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day (March).

  10. La Tomatina

  11. What's fun about La Tomatina at Buñol isn't just the hurled tomatoes but that the town, which normally has a population around 10,000, swells to closer to 60,000

  12. as folks from all around the world over come to throw …

  13. and get thrown… at this.

  14. Air Balloons Festival in Chambley, France BORISLAVA IVANOVA

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