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6 Peculiar And Amusing Christmas Rituals From Across The World

December 22, 2016

'Tis the season to be wacky, tra la la la la, la la la la. Winter isn't complete without Christmas, and Christmas isn't complete without these odd and slightly terrifying traditions that are celebrated all o...

Rio Carnival : The World’s Best Party Is An Example Of Cultural Ingenuity

Meher Manda

January 26, 2016

Culture, FS Features

Every year before lent, Brazil erupts in extravagant colour and sound as the Rio Carnival is celebrated. But is there more to the festival than the much circulated image of the gorgeous Brazilian woman, in ...

Music Among Giant Ice Sculptures : Igloofest Is Like No Other Festival You Know

Meher Manda

January 12, 2016

FS Features

With winter comes Canada’s most unusual music festival, Igloofest, that allows attendees to experience music surrounded by artistic ice sculptures. For almost four weekends, Montreal’s Old Port is converted to...

The FOMO Festival Is Here To Make Sure You Never Miss Out On Anything Fun

Meher Manda

January 5, 2016

FS Features

Making its debut this year is every millennial's wet dream, the festival of FOMO, which makes sure your fear of missing out is averted at all costs. FOMO might sound like just another internet slang to cynic...

The Bahamas’ Junkanoo Parade Is The Craziest Beginning To The New Year!

Dhriti Menon

December 30, 2015

Culture, FS Features

It doesn't get any wilder (or more colourful) than this. Celebrating Bahamian pride in its truest form, is the Junkanoo Parade. The beginning of the year is lauded in spectacular fashion of colours, goomday ...

The Freakishly Talented People Of The World Perform At This Crazy Festival

Sanjana Ajith

December 15, 2015

FS Features

Every year, people with unusual, eccentric talents come together to perform at the World Buskers Festival in New Zealand, and the result is an absolute riot of wacky brilliance. Since 1993, these people have...

Burning The Clocks Should Be Your Next ‘Wacky’ Pit Stop

Dhriti Menon

December 8, 2015

Culture

Another mystical and magical winter solstice festival, to brighten up your winter break! What it's all about Brighton, England comes alive every December especially because of the epic winter solstice...

Krampusnacht: The Crazy Austrian Celebration Of A Christmas Demon

Sanjana Ajith

November 24, 2015

FS Features

Why would anyone spread Christmas joy when they can spread Christmas terror instead? Austrians definitely do not play around. Christmas celebrations here don't just involve boring old jolly Santa Claus. One ...

Wild and Wacky Fashion : Desert Hearts Festival

Dhriti Menon

November 17, 2015

FS Features

Individuality goes a long way! Last year, the Desert Hearts Festival drew about 2,500 people to an Indian reservation northeast of San Diego, which doesn’t impose curfews, allowing the party to rage for 70 h...

This Festival Is The Perfect Place To Channel Your Inner Couch Potato

Sanjana Ajith

November 10, 2015

FS Features

From yawn-alongs to a quiet pet contest, the Quiet Festival embraces everything lazy, silent, and serene. Sponsored (fittingly) by the National Association of tired People (NAP), the Quiet Festival is happen...

This Insane Festival Is All About A Gigantic And Fluffy 5000 Egg Omelette

Sanjana Ajith

November 3, 2015

FS Features

There's really no dearth of wacky festivals in the world, and the Giant Omelette Festival is definitely one of them. The strange and the delicious come together to create your dose of weird for this week! Th...

Wacky Wednesday: At This Festival, The Ugliest Grimace Wins

Sanjana Ajith

September 8, 2015

Culture, FS Features

The British are a veritable mine of weirdness, but this festival might just take the cake. For this week's dose of wacky, we present to you the the Gurning World Championship, which is essentially a contest to ...

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