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World Championship on Mugs. The festival was invented
by the British and it is held in the
town of Egremont. The competition dated back to 1297, held there during the crab fair festival. The holiday came to our days, becoming an international and annual event held in September. To own the title of "the most terrible mug" a legendary champion Peter Jackson pulled out all the teeth. It gave him the opportunity to make a new terrifying grimace.
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Monkey Banquet This festival is held in the
province of Lopburi, Thailand. Every year 600 monkeys are
invited to the dinner. The feast in honor of the god Rama consists of a variety of vegetables and fruits. According to a legend the god of monkeys helped defeat the numerous enemies.
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The festival of colors in New Delhi This Indian
folk festival is dedicated to the arrival of spring
and the rebirth of life and the expulsion of evil. It begins at the new moon and lasts 2 days, because according to a legend on this day Holika, an evil demon, was lost. Each city celebrates this day. They lit bonfires to symbolize the end of winter and the death of evil spirits. They burn the effigy of Holika, the fruits of the harvest season such as coconuts, corn, etc. are thrown into the fire too. In the morning it comes the fun: people go out and begin to wash each other with tinted colored water and throw bright colored powders at each other.