The document describes several unusual holidays and festivals celebrated around the world, including: 1) La Tomatina, a giant tomato fight that occurs each August in the streets of Bunol, Spain where participants throw overripe tomatoes at each other. 2) The Apex festival, celebrated in an unspecified location, where people climb a greased pole to retrieve a ham placed at the top. 3) Several other unusual festivals mentioned but not described in detail, including festivals in Spain, Italy, Thailand, Australia, Ireland, Japan, Chile, Coney Island, and South Korea.

1. Welcome to the quizshaw
“Weird holidays”

2. T he Pamplona Bull Running
Spain

3. T he Ivr ea
Car nival
Italy

4. T he Songcr an
Festival
Thailand

5. Tunar ama
Australia

6. T he Puck Fair
Ireland

7. Hadaka Matsuri
Japan

8. Tapati Festival
Chile

9. Stiletto Sprint
Australia

10. Mer maid Pr ade
Coney Island, The USA

11. Bor yeong Mud
Festival
South Korea

12. La Tomatina
Yeah! as you guess it, it is the
biggest food fight in the world. Its
normally occurs each August in
Spain. La Tomatina can be consider
as one of weird holidays that ever
happen in Spain. La Tomatina
involves throwing, smacking,
tossing and barraging friends and
strangers alike with overripe
tomatoes, Oops! Did I say overripe
Tomatoes? Yup, that's right with
overripe Tomatoes, in the streets of
the town of Bunol. It takes about a
week-long holidays or festival where
everyone enjoy themselves with

13. The Apex or climax of this event is
when some climbing a greased pole
to retrieve the ham set on top...
There are rules involved but in
truth, it is every man for himself.
After two hours or so of a tomato
throwing and bombardment, fire-
fighters clean the crowds and
streets down by spraying gallons of
water over the tomato covered
participant. How this
holidays/festivals started no one
knows exactly. But is said to honor
the town's patron saint.