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El Colacho
Kanamara Matsuri
San Fermin
Thaipusam
La Tomatina
Burning Man
Hodaka Matsuri
Roswell UFO
Boryeong
Monkey Buffet
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El Colacho
(baby jumping)
Spain. 
Men dressed as devils leap precariously over babies lying on a mattress in the
street in the belief that the act will rid the infants of their original sin.
Kanamara Matsuri
Japan.
Large phallic statues are paraded down the street during this Shinto fertility
festival. Stands sell phallic-shaped souvenirs and carved foods.
San Fermin
(Running of the Bulls)
Spain.
Young men and woman risk injury and worse as they daringly rush down the street
a step ahead of raging bulls in Pamplona.
Thaipusam
India,
Some Tamil Hindu devotees immolate themselves by piercing their cheeks, tongues,
backs with skewers or hooks. Not for the squeamish.
La Tomatina
Spain.
It's the world's biggest and messiest food fight. Locals and tourists
enthusiastically hurl truckloads of ripe tomatoes at each other.
Burning Man
USA.
It's a festival in the desert where self-expression rules. The highlight is the
burning down of the iconic wooden male statue on the final night.
Hodaka Matsuri
("Naked Festival")
Japan.
Thousands of men wearing nothing but minimalist white loin cloths
congregate in public during this centuries-old Shinto ceremony.
Roswell UFO
USA.
People who believe that the Air Force hid info about a crashed UFO now gather
here to share extraterrestrial stories and conspiracy theories.
Boryeong
South Korea,
Visitors coat themselves in the local therapeutic mud. The scene of a hoard of
"mud people" having fun is hilarious.
Monkey Buffet
Thailand.
A round platter measuring about 10 meters (33 feet) in diameter is covered with
fresh fruits and vegetables. Monkeys aggressively devour them.
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