Inazawa, Japan: Hadaka Matsuri, The Naked Festival.
Hidden somewhere in the midst of all these men in loincloths is one fully naked man.
Touching him is believed to bring good luck and happiness.
Touching him is believed to bring good luck and happiness.
Nobsa, Colombia: International Poncho DayDesigned to promote the work of local artisans who weave traditional wool ponchos,
The parade and festival are a relatively new celebration.
Bunyol, Spain: Tomatina
People pelt each other with over 250 lbs. of tomatoes in a span of 60 minutes.
The event modestly described as the world's largest tomato fight.
Dublin, Georgia: The Summer Redneck Games
L-bow, the official mascot of the Summer Redneck Games, poses next to the mud pit with the festival's ceremonial torch.
Started in 1996 as a spoof of the summer Olympics held in Atlanta, the Games feature bobbing for pigs feet, hub cap hurling and the Redneck mud pit belly-flop contest.
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