{"id":14422,"date":"2022-10-26T08:30:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=14422"},"modified":"2022-10-26T09:20:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T14:20:26","slug":"weirdest-world-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/weirdest-world-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Weirdest Traditions Around The World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our planet is full\nof traditions. In fact, every single culture on Earth has them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But while our planet\nis home to a whole host of them, there are a few traditions that are little bit\nweirder and more wonderful than the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To highlight this\nfact, we have created a top 10 list of weird traditions you can find throughout\nthe world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some were created in\nthe hopes of bringing good fortune to the local community. Others happened by\naccident or were designed as a way of having a bit of fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, bizarre as they\nseem, each has stood the test of time and is still practiced today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The Mari Lwyd\n(Wales)<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Mari Lwyd is a\nWelsh Christmas tradition that can be traced all the way back to the early 1800s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It involves decorating\na horse\u2019s skull then mounting it on a broomstick. The person that holds the\nstick is covered with a sheet, making the skull appear like the head of some terrifying\nanimal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This \u201chorse\u201d is then\ncarried throughout local villages, followed by a large group of people. At each\nhome the horse and its followers will stop and knock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When a door is answered the people that are gathered around the horse burst into song, asking for entry into the home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The homeowners must\nrefuse (also in song), creating a lyrical argument that continues until the\ngroup are sent away, or are invited to enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. La Tomatina\n(Spain)<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a country built\nfrom many separate kingdoms, Spain has a lot of old, regional traditions. Among\nthese is La Tomatina, an annual festival held in the Valencian town of\nBu\u00f1ol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To put it simply, La Tomatina involves the whole town having an hour-long food fight with overly ripe tomatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The tradition\nstarted because of a genuine fight in 1945, during which some tomatoes were\nthrown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the years that\nfollowed more and more people started to recreate the food fight until it\nbecame a yearly tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Tomatina was\nbriefly banned by Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in the 1950s but\nfortunately, the tradition survived. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days it\u2019s so\npopular that you have to buy a ticket to participate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the 2015 event\nit was estimated that over 320,000 pounds of tomatoes were thrown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, cleaning\nup this many tomatoes can be a lot of work, so after the food fight is over the\ntown get fire trucks in to hose everything down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a happy\ncoincidence the citric acid from the tomatoes leaves the town looking extremely\nbright after the cleaning is finished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Cheese Rolling\n(England)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rolling a 7\u20139-pound\ncheese down a 200 yard hill with a group of people chasing it doesn\u2019t instantly\nsound like the most exciting tradition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, when that hill\nhas a gradient of nearly 50% and competitors are willing to risk serious injury\nfor winning, it becomes a very thrilling event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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