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- Oaxaca, Mexico, Has A Massive Radish-Carving Festival During The Holiday Season. The annual Noche de Los Rábanos, or Night of the Radishes, is a tradition that dates back more than 120 years.
- Every Year, The Czechs Have A Witch-Burning Festival To Ward Off The Evils Of Winter. On April 30 every year, people across the Czech Republic come together for Čarodějnice.
- If You’re Not Married On Your 25th Birthday, In Denmark You Might Be Doused In Cinnamon. This unusual tradition is said to have emerged hundreds of years ago when Danish spice merchants spent so much time travelling they didn’t have time to get married!
- Buñol, Spain, Hosts A Massive Food Fight Where Overripe Tomatoes Are Used. You might already know about this unusual tradition, but each August, thousands of people gather in Buñol for the Tomatina Festival.
- Las Bolas de Fuego, El Salvador. August. Each year on the evening of 31st August, residents of Nejapa gather around to throw fireballs in commemoration of the 1658 El Playon volcanic eruption.
- Cheung Chau Bun Festival , Hong Kong. April to May. The Bun Festival is the biggest and busiest event in Cheung Chau. What originally started as a celebration for the end of the plague on the island has transformed into one of the popular cultural events today.
- Underwater Music Festival, Florida. July. For all divers and music enthusiasts, Florida Keys Underwater Music Festival is the place to be. Bill Becker, founder, coordinator and music director of UMF took music festivals to a whole new level with the aim to create awareness for coral preservation.
- Boryeong Mud Festival, South Korea. July. Get ready to splash some mud at Boryeong Mud Festival. Situated 200 kilometres from Seoul, the village of Boryeong is widely popular for its mud cosmetics.
- Jump For (The Bundle of) Joy
- Respect For The Dead
- Alternative to The Tooth Fairy
- Biting The Bullet
- Comfortably Numb
- A Rose by Any Name
- To The Left, to The Left
- Just Like That Episode of Seinfeld
- Business Or Pleasure
- Red Dead Redemption
In North America it's customary to celebrate the birth of a child with a baby shower. Games, snacks, gifts for the new mom. In the Spanish village of Castrillo de Murcia, it's traditional to put newborn babies in the street so that strangers dressed as demons can jump over them. This ritual, known as El Colacho (baby jumping) is performed every yea...
In Madagascar, the Malagasy people take respect for dead ancestors to new levels with a ritual known as Famadihana. During Famadihana, people disinter dead relations from family crypts, and rewrap the bodies. Music and dancing ensue as participants parade the bodies around the tombs, and eventually return them to their resting places. This observan...
Instead of putting their lost baby teeth under their pillows in order to get paid, children in Greece instead throw their teeth onto the roofs of their houses and make a wish. I don't know about you, but I could do without the trouble of fishing teeth out of my eaves trough. Photo by Tamara Budai on Unsplash
Virtually all cultures have initiation rites that celebrate the passage from childhood to adulthood. But the Sateré-Mawétribe in the northern Amazon of South America have a particularly tough coming-of-age ritual. In order to attain the status of elder, a young man must stick his hands in a pare of wicker gloves filled with bullet ants and hold the...
In Fiji, guests are often greeted with a rather unusual drink known as kava. It's made by mixing water with the ground root of a local pepper plant, and has a slightly narcotic effect on those who drink it. Kava also tends to numb the tongue and lips. The taste is generally described as bitter and earthy. If you're lucky when you visit Fiji, you ma...
In Russia, as in most countries, certain flowers have very specific meanings. You should never give someone yellow flowers in Russia, for instance, because that usually symbolizes deceit, betrayal, or a break-up. Similarly, red carnations should never be given to the living. They tend to be associated with graveyards and are therefore an ill omen i...
This custom is surprisingly common -- so common in fact that it's hard to list everywhere it applies. If you've ever traveled in the developing world, you will be aware that it's very poor form to use your left hand for almost anything in many countries. Don't eat with it, don't shake with it, don't hand something off with it. No, no, no! The reaso...
You know the one, where people start using knives and forks to eat chocolate bars and the like? That's kind of how it is in Norway. Almost everything is eaten with utensils, including hamburgers and sandwiches. When you're done eating, you cross your knife and fork on the plate, making an X. That tells the server that they can take the plate away. ...
I don't know about you, but I hate when I'm having dinner with someone and all they want to talk about is work. No country agrees with that sentiment more than Bolivia. In Bolivia, it's socially unacceptable to prattle on about your job at social events, and people will likely let you know about it. Even if you're having a business luncheon, it's b...
If you're going to South Korea, it's best to leave your red pens and markers behind. In Korean culture, only the names of the dead are to be written down in red. Writing the name of a living person in red is considered extremely poor form. Image by
Around the world, people have some really surprising customs. Today, we’ll explore these unusual traditions that might leave you amazed and curious. Discover how different cultures celebrate and practice their unique rituals!
This document lists and briefly describes 25 strange customs and traditions from around the world. Some examples include throwing baby teeth on rooftops in Greece, jumping over infants to ward off evil in Spain, avoiding red ink in South Korea based on traditions, and ritual suicide through seppuku in Japan.
Jun 2, 2023 · Weird traditions exist in every corner of the world, some odd, some strange, some downright bizarre. From throwing tomatoes at each other to tuna tossing, we’ll explore some of the most intriguing and unusual traditions around the world.
Jun 5, 2024 · Here are some of the interesting cultures around the world as suggested by my travel blogger friends. This blog contains some of the interesting customs and traditions of the people.
