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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.
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!
- There’s An International Hair Freezing Contest In Yukon, Canada. While others despise the winter season and drive it away, people from Yukon, Canada, celebrate this season in a freezing way: dunking their heads into hot springs and waiting for their hair to freeze over, and icicles to form.
- In Gloucestershire, England, People Gather To Roll Cheese Down A Hill. With Spring being the season of rebirth, when nature begins to show itself once more, it’s normal for people to celebrate.
- Castrillo De Murcia In Spain Has A Baby Jumping Festival. Some cultures view a child's birth as a gift not only to the nation but also to the culture overall, a new member to celebrate.
- In Lopburi, Thailand, The Residents Prepare An Annual Feast For The Local Monkeys. Humans are part of nature so it is important to include a bit of the natural aspect into your tradition.
Strange Customs and Traditions Around the World - Free download as Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt / .pptx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. This document summarizes 7 strange customs and traditions from around the world.
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- 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
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.
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