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Enchanting Eccentric Festival Customs
Explore 18 uncommon and fascinating traditions celebrated worldwide during unique festivals.
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  • 1. Festival activity symbolizing freedom and celebration of winds
  • 2. Percussion tradition key to many African and Caribbean festivals
  • 6. Artistic competition featured in coastal summer festivals
  • 9. Walking over hot embers as a spiritual festival rite
  • 10. Spanish festival famous for a giant tomato fight
  • 12. Type of festival involving fleeing from bulls in Pamplona
  • 14. Type of bike ride held annually in several cities to celebrate freedom
  • 16. Material traditionally carved in some African festival artifacts
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  • 3. Common form of expression in unusual and traditional festivals
  • 4. Worn extensively in Venetian Carnival to conceal identity
  • 5. Indian festival celebrating colors and arrival of spring
  • 7. Main activity of Thailand’s Songkran festival
  • 8. Strange tradition in Spain’s Pangas fiesta involving muddy battles
  • 11. Ritual involving setting large effigies aflame, like in Nevada
  • 13. Light-emitting object released during Mid-Autumn celebrations
  • 15. General term for organized celebratory events with unique customs
  • 17. Chinese festival honoring ancestors by cleaning graves
  • 18. Unusual musical instrument used in zany parade traditions

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