Comments on: World's Wackiest Festivals http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/worlds-wackiest-festivals/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:06:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: L http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/worlds-wackiest-festivals/comment-page-1/#comment-203577 L Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:43:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/worlds-wackiest-festivals/#comment-203577 The actual link calls them "holidays". Which they're not. And I don't think some of them are all that "wacky". The people who have been celebrating them for hundreds of years probably don't think so, either. The actual link calls them "holidays". Which they're not. And I don't think some of them are all that "wacky". The people who have been celebrating them for hundreds of years probably don't think so, either.

]]> By: pol x http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/worlds-wackiest-festivals/comment-page-1/#comment-203208 pol x Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:02:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/worlds-wackiest-festivals/#comment-203208 I wouldn't call Up Helly Aa a whacky festival. The Islands sit slap bang in the middle of the north sea, right between Scotland ad Norway. And used to belong to Norway, so a ceremonial Viking Funeral and fire throwing seem frankly a bit tame when they could have gone for sacrifice and doing the blood eagle on their enemies. I wouldn't call Up Helly Aa a whacky festival.

The Islands sit slap bang in the middle of the north sea, right between Scotland ad Norway.

And used to belong to Norway, so a ceremonial Viking Funeral and fire throwing seem frankly a bit tame when they could have gone for sacrifice and doing the blood eagle on their enemies.

]]> By: Britt http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/worlds-wackiest-festivals/comment-page-1/#comment-203139 Britt Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:26:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/worlds-wackiest-festivals/#comment-203139 I'm surprised the Montreal 'Just For Laughs' festival wasn't mentioned. -That's- a wacky festival. I'm surprised the Montreal 'Just For Laughs' festival wasn't mentioned. -That's- a wacky festival.

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