World's top 8 weird celebrations

New Delhi: The world over, there are communities which organize celebrations which are truly weird. Here is a list of eight such weird celebrations:1. The Baby Jumping Festival: A yearly festival celebrated in Castrillo de Murcia, Spain. In this weird celebration for Corpus Christi, a devil-dressed man jumps over babies lying in the middle of street. This custom was first staged in 1620, and has been celebrated as a festivity every year. 2. La Tomatina: This world famous festivity is also the weirdest of all held every year at Bruñol, Valencia, where a whooping number of around 30,000 enthusiasts throw fresh and squeezed tomatoes on one another. Its history is traced back to 1945 during Anti-Franco protests, where soldiers due to lack of weapons and ammunitions, used Tomatoes in their protests. 3. The Thaipusam Festival: The festival is a huge hit amongst local Tamils. This festival is the most gruesome of all, where devotees pierce various parts of their bodies with skewers. This yearly festival is celebrated as an honor and devotion to their Lord Murugan.4. Near-Death Experience Festival: Next slot is taken back again by Spain, to be precise Fiesta de Santa Marta de Ribarteme. In this unique festivity people who have had a Near-Death openly talk about their experience as an honor to the patron saint of resurrection, Santa Marta de Ribarteme. During the customs the coffins with lucky survivors are carried till the cemetery and around the church. 5. Monkey Buffet Festival: Rarest of the rare celebration, this festival is celebrated as a devotion to Hindu god 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 Championship: 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 the popular 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.