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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thilzz" data-source="post: 5037384" data-attributes="member: 103868"><img src="http://blstb.msn.com/i/AD/6A8FB97D309ECF784C8DE63D784BC.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> In the idyllic English countryside, a masochistic competition takes place each May — all for a wheel of cheese. (And possibly, bragging rights.) At the Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake, participants chase, roll and tumble after 8-pound wheels of Double Gloucester cheese. The nearly vertical hill causes the cheese wheels to reach speeds of up to 70 miles an hour. The winner merely has to catch the cheese before it reaches the bottom of the hill. Some believe this tradition dates back to the pagan celebration of the summer solstice, with the wheel of cheese being symbolic of the sun. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/P.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":P" title=":P    :P" data-shortname=":P" /> <img src="http://blstb.msn.com/i/FA/98BA33CA5A65C0AAC9CEF754FB763C.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Since the 1600s, the northern Spanish town of Castrillo de Murcia has celebrated the El Colacho Festival with a baby-jumping tradition. The festival is meant to rid the town of evil, and coincides with the Christian feast day of Corpus Christi. A parade during the festival symbolically gathers all the evil in town and marches it to the church. To exorcise evil from innocent children, a different technique is employed. All the babies who were born in the last year are laid out on mattresses. Then, men dressed in costumes meant to represent the devil — el Colacho — leap over the mattresses, thus cleansing the children of evil. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/shocked.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":shocked:" title="Shocked    :shocked:" data-shortname=":shocked:" /> <img src="http://blstb.msn.com/i/FE/B91CC71652D8B209BF1EB3D777C2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> One of the world's most unusual festivals isn't just for humans. In Lopburi, Thailand, the annual Monkey Buffet Festival is a feast for the more than 600 macaques that live in the province. The celebration is held in honor of King Rama, who rewarded his ally Hanuman (the monkey king) with the land that eventually became Lopburi. A buffet of more than 5,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables, ice cream, sodas and more is set out in front of the Pra Prang Sam Yot temple as a thank-you to the furry neighbors. Much of the feast is provided by local hoteliers, who are happy to do so since the event attracts thousands of tourists to the town every year. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy    :)" data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="http://blstb.msn.com/i/DF/274282302E6A636E38541874F72C.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The Empire Asparagus Festival in Empire, Mich., is dedicated entirely to this perennial vegetable. Michigan is one of the top asparagus producers in the U.S., but since Empire is known more for its artsy side than its agricultural one, the festival includes many touches of whimsy. Each May, revelers gather to celebrate with a parade, a 5K fun run, asparagus hat-making and even an "ode to asparagus" poetry contest. The food at the festival is hardly your typical fair fare: You can dine on everything from deep-fried asparagus to asparagus bratwurst, and wash it all down with asparagus beer. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/D.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="http://blstb.msn.com/i/9D/142692DACBEDA10CA95895D3C956E.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The Boryeong Mud Festival held in South Korea each July is popular with locals and foreigners alike. The muddy fields nearby are poor for agriculture, but since the mud is rich in minerals, it has become a lucrative source for local cosmetics manufacturers. Each year the mud is dug up and shipped to a local beach, where festival-goers can slide, frolic and wrestle in the purified product. Outside of the festival period, the use of the mud is limited to the cosmetics industry. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/dull.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dull:" title="Dull    :dull:" data-shortname=":dull:" /> courtesy of <a href="http://guides.travel.msn.com//Guides/MSNTravelSlideShow.aspx?cp-documentid=1056575&imageindex=1" target="_blank">msn travel</a> </blockquote>

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