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5 Weird Traditions in the World
« on: March 14, 2010, 07:55:08 PM »
Polar bear Diving
Polar bear diving, a very popular New Year’s tradition in countries of North America; in this tradition on New year’s eve people gather around in groups near lakes and rivers to dive in the water; it is believed that if you dive near midnight, then this dive can bring great luck for you.

Fortune telling-Belarus
When everyone is celebrating New Year’s Eve, Bachelor boys and girls get together to find out about the future of their marriage; the most popular game involves placing piles of corn in front each girl and releasing a rooster. The pile the rooster eats from first indicates the lucky girl who’s about to get married

Sati
Sati is an old tradition practiced by some Hindus to ask a widow to burn herself in fire on her husband’s funeral; in history many rulers tried to abolish it and especially Mughal emperors Shah Jehan, Aurangzeb and Humayun were really against this ritual, they tried to completely eliminate this custom from Hindus, but they failed badly in this attempt.

Up Helly aa[/color]
“Up Helly aa” is a celebration of Shetland’s Norse held in Scotland in which people march in squads in themed costumes; It is a 24-hour party that includes costumed Viking events in which thousands of people come to watch this festival

Bonfire night
Bonfire night Aka Guy Fawkes is an annual festival celebrated in memory of failed plot of 5 November 1605, which was planned against the United Kingdom’s Parliament; it is celebrated in Scotland, England, Ireland and in some commonwealth countries such as New Zealand.

Bon fire night celebrations includes “fireworks”, making dummy of “Guy Fawkes”, which is called “Guy” and in some countries it attracts thousands of people.

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