the Baby Jumping Festival. Image caption, Look before you leap. El Colacho will take place on 23 June in Castrillo de Murcia, a village in the north of Spain. El Colacho dates back to the 17th ...

From baby-jumping in Spain to camel wrestling in Turkey and nakedness in Japan, the world offers a dizzying array of eccentric festivals held in the name of tradition, courage - or just plain ...