5. Monkey Buffet Festival: Rarest of the rare celebration, this festival is celebrated as a devotion to Hindu Lord, Hanuman. It is celebrated with a huge feast prepared entirely for the primates of Lopburi, Thailand. The table is laid down with tons of veggies, and fruits dishes prepared or brought in by devotees. the celebration could see a mayhem, where hordes of monkeys swarm the site.
6. Fish-Swallowing Festival: A regular food festival celebrated by the residents of Geraardsbergen. Indeed this festival is a hit, the most intriguing fact is that the here the fishes are alive! Yes, people during this festival swallow live fishes to celebrate this Belgium festival widely known as the Krakelingen festival. Besides swallowing live fishes soaked in red wines, people also gulp down bread rolls.
7. Wife Carrying World Championships: Indeed a romantic festival held every year in Sonkajärvi, Finland. This festival is rather a competition, where participants carry their wives and girlfriends on their back and run to finish it to the end line. The winner in return wins free beer supply up to his wife's weight.
8. Boryeong Mud Festival: Similar to an Indian Festival 'Holi', the custom is celebrated yearly in the mid-July at Boryeong, South Korea. The festival was started way back in 1998, every year the festival is a hit as it attracts over more than million locals, visitors, and tourists.
