Planning your travel for 2010 already? Then you’ll want to know about some of these rather odd festivals, as listed by The Telegraph of London. Among their list of the weirdest festivals in the world:
The Baby Jumping Festival (El Colacho)
Castrillo de Murcia, Spain (June)
“First staged in 1620, this strange event celebrating Corpus Christi sees grown men dressed as the Devil leaping over a row of babies lying in the street.”
Cheese Rolling
Coopers Hill, Gloucestershire, England (May)
“This popular festival involves hundreds of contestants chasing a roll of cheese down the steep, muddy Coopers Hill in Gloucestershire.”
Camel Wrestling Championship
Selcuk, Turkey (January)
“Now restricted to the Aegean region in Turkey, camel wrestling involves two camels butting each other until one gives in or is pinned down. Often the loser will run into the crowd of spectators causing panic as onlookers try not to get trampled.”
Noche de Rábanos (Night of the Radishes)
Oaxaca, Mexico (December)
“In the 16th century, after radishes were brought to the Americas, vegetable sellers used to make sculptures of radishes to advertise in the markets. Since 1897, the custom has been celebrated with an annual festival, with the best sculptors awarded cash prizes.”