Incredible customs around the world

Color Festival is a traditional festival in India, which originated from Holi Festival in Indian mythology and is a grand festival symbolizing the victory of justice over evil. This festival lasts for two days in both countries. According to the Indian calendar, it is usually February or March. On the first night, people will celebrate with high bonfires, logs and dry shrubs (symbolic kick-off), symbolizing the burning of the demon Holika (an image in Indian mythology). Don't call it the next day Dhuleti, colorful colors start from that day. In the street, whether men, women and children, with colorful paint dyes on their faces or exchange gifts, the family will get together to welcome the arrival of spring and celebrate the victory of exorcism.

Korea Baoning Mud Festival

Get dirty at the annual Baoning Mud Festival in South Korea. Every year for a whole week in June, people can enjoy clay painting, clay sculpture art and play football on the muddy beach without any worries. Although this festival has a history of only 12 years, it attracted more than1500,000 tourists to experience the fun of mud last year. The silt in Dachuan Beach is rich in minerals and is the raw material of many cosmetics. Unexpectedly, such a lively festival will also be good for the skin.

Thailand Songkran Festival (New Year)

Wash your mud, because next you will see the Songkran Festival in Thailand. In the past few years, this traditional celebration in Thailand has evolved from sprinkling water at the ceremony to the biggest "water war" in the world. Anyone who dares to take to the streets at the Water-splashing Festival will be the target of garden hoses and water polo, and then he will get soaked. Remember to bring a towel.

French pig festival

Every year, on the occasion of the Pig Festival, France celebrates what they consider to be the greatest but easily misunderstood animal on earth-the pig. The festival of pigs is held in mid-August every year in Terry-on-Baise, which used to be the largest pig farm in France. During the festival, children will play pig games, including eating at satirical parties. But the most attractive thing is the annual pig barking contest. Experienced players will monopolize the spotlight when imitating the birth and death of pigs. A jubilant and lively celebration may cure the "Wild Boar Cathedral" in late summer.

Mexican night radish

This name sounds like a vegetarian horror movie. This fascinating festival is actually a Christmas celebration in Mexico. Every February 23rd, 65438+, thousands of people gather in Oaxaca, the city of Oaxaca, to witness the creation of vegetarian sculpture masters. These masters carved great statues of saints and Jesus, of course, entirely with radishes! The best sculptor will be rewarded, and the sales of baked sugar in Mexico increased sharply that night, and the fireworks in the whole street were dazzling.

Hokitika Wild Food Festival in New Zealand

People with weak stomach function don't need to attend the festival held in Hostikka every March. In this wild food festival, chefs and crazy scientists will challenge the definition of "food", and they will introduce creative new dishes, such as bee larva ice cream and yellow croaker. What's even more surprising is that hungry travelers from all over the world flock and really pay for these weird foods. In 2003 alone, 22,500 tourists came to experience it. This bizarre festival also brings questions to wine experts: What's it like to drink wine and eat smoking eels and insect chocolate candy?