Unusual things that happen around the World

We have heard crazy things that go on around the world that leave our mouths open. Call it culture shock. Some are crazy, some funny, and others just plain cynical. So welcome to our crazy world of unusual happenings.

1. La Tomatina Festival

La Tomatina is a festival that holds in Eastern Spain on the last Wednesday of August, every year. The festival has been on since 1945 and it’s basically about people getting covered in tomatoes! But I guess that’s the fun of it.

The Tomatina festival started as a result of a fight that broke out around a vegetable market, people got arrested and since then, it has become a yearly repeat performance. The fight lasts an hour, after which the entire town square is covered in tomato paste.

With time the town council took over and laid down ground rules. They also provide Tomatoes used.

This is a perfect example of how to turn bad things into an advantage. Now, many tourists travel to Buñol just for festival.

2. Bull Running

This is another level of wacky!

The Running of the Bulls is practiced in several cities around the world, but it’s more popular in Spain. This practice involves people clothed in red, running in front of a small group of bulls, typically six. The red is supposed to attract and annoy the bulls into pursuing the crowd.

This one is totally not risk-free as it has since inception claimed 15 lives. You’re probably thinking, “And people still practice it?” Well, some do it for the adrenaline rush and others, for the excitement. I honestly would never consider doing it. NEVER!!

Would you like to give it a try?

3. Kidnapping the Bride (Bride-Napping)

Okay this one scared me a little bit. Kidnap ?

On a serious note, this is one really cool tradition.

Here’s how it goes; a white Limousine screeches to a halt and a bride, resplendent in frothy gown and veil, is hauled outside by her abductors.

The tradition of snatching the bride from under the nose of groom and guests at the wedding party is a fun thing Romanians do. Guess what the ransom is? Booze! Yeah!! A few bottles of whisky or something romantic like a public declaration of love from the groom.

In Nigeria, I doubt anyone would laugh over a stunt like this.

While the Romanian brides (many brides are usually kidnapped at the same time, since many weddings happen on Saturday) are 'held hostage', they do all the normal things females do… pouting, dancing and striking provocative poses for the cameras.

The kidnappers negotiate over the phone, working out the details of the payoff and once the ransom (Booze) is paid, the bride is delivered. It's all harmless theatrics meant to add a whiff of risqué fun to the nuptials.

4. The Fattening Room

The modern African bride is slim and sexy! Many have said. But this doesn’t apply to the Calabar people of Cross-River state because they believe in the saying that bigger is better.

In Calabar, the pride of the groom is a well-rounded, fresh and eager bride as she emerges from a fattening room, where she has been subjected to an incredible six months (sometimes less) of no work, plenty food, intense massage (picture lots of local oils being applied on glowing skin regularly) and enough sleep! She emerges glowing and graceful, ready for her groom’s taking.

5. The Purge

The government of Biadora has established one night a year in March called "the Purge". On this night, all crime is legal, and all police, fire and medical emergency services remain unavailable for 12 hours, from 7p.m. till 7a.m. the next day. The only rule is that no government official with authorization levels of 10 and higher are to be disturbed and all weapons above Class 4 (explosive devices such as grenades, rocket launchers, bazookas, etc.) are forbidden.