From nettle eating contests to bog snorkelling, we’ve picked out some bizarre and even downright baffling traditions which ...

Not everyone's idea of holiday fun is snoozing under a novel on a beach, and festivals are as much of a draw abroad as they are in the UK. Forget wellies and mud, though, and prepare to get down ...

The duck-throwing festival — one of the most bizarre festivals in Spain, or anywhere for that matter — has occurred each August for 97 years in the resort town of Roses in Catalonia.

OSHU, Iwate Prefecture--One of Japan’s more bizarre festivals with a 1,000-year history that involves near-naked men fighting over a hemp bag of charms was held for the last time on Feb. 17.