Is the repetitive monotony of Thanksgiving beginning to bore you? Have Christmas, Hanukah, and Kwanzaa lost their luster? Might the purely-commercial nature of Valentine’s Day created disillusionment? But most importantly, has the lack of being covered from head to toe in tomato paste, mud, paint, and orange juice made you realize you are lacking a truly worthwhile holiday?
A lovingly-prepared list of the Craziest and Messiest Holidays of the World can guide you to a whole range of celebrations that foreigners have long been hiding from us. You will quickly note that to get fully in the spirit, many of these holidays are not ideal for showing off that fancy new outfit you got last week. While the tomato and orange baths likely provide you with a year’s worth of Vitamin C (and temporary blindness – “The citrus…it burns!”), the festivities involving mud would be my ideal use of vacation days.
Taking a closer look at the “Summer Redneck Games”, a couple thoughts come to mind. First, the form of the two divers pictured is exquisite. I can’t imagine the two couldn’t pair up as an Olympic diving team, though the difference in splash potential would likely hurt their chances. And when considering splash, the crowd surrounding the lovely lady in the bottom photograph who have yet to get muddy will be there very, very soon.
Few observations need to be pointed out about “Hounen Matsuri” that you can’t find on your own. (If not, find some high school friends and prepare a class-action lawsuit because 9th grade health failed you.) Before reading the caption, my initial thought from the photograph was how exciting that the Japanese had managed to create a smaller (and certainly more efficient) Weinermobile. But don’t get yourself down when looking at the photograph, because while the holy item being carried claims to be 8-feet long, the average size is really 4 to 6.
Of all the holidays featured, I’d recommend against trying out “The Rapas Das Bestas.” While the caption claims part of the festivities include breaking in the horses, it looks to me like it’s the other way around.
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