Tag: festival
Satan was bent on home-improvement the night of the Furry Dance. He was flying through the air carrying a huge boulder with which to (probably) set off Hell’s entrance. …
A man in a horse’s skin called the ‘Obby Oss’ dances around the English village of Padstow in Cornwall. Dozens of accordion players accompany the Oss as the Teasers dance & urge …
In Zürich, Switzerland, a giant, exploding snowman called the Böögg predicts Spring. The Böögg is an 11-foot-tall (3 and 1/2 meters) snowman stuffed with straw, cotton—and dynamite. The faster the …
Babinden is an ancient Bulgarian tradition in honor of traditional midwives or Baba. This female feast was believed to be the only day when women were able to joke with …
In the 600-year-old Tinku festival, thousands of men drink homemade spirits and brawl in the street. “Tinku” means “encounter” in the Quechua language of Bolivia’s indigenous people. This neighborly encounter …
The ancient tomb-sweeping Festival kicked off with a retainer who fed his leg to a hungry prince During a civil war, Prince Chong Er and his loyal Minister Jie …
Get doused in fire sparks during Omizutori for a year’s good health A ceremony for inviting an abundant year and keeping away disaster, Omizutori has been held at Todaiji for over …
