Ypres, Belgium, stages the Festival of Cats on the second Sunday of May every three y... ...n the second Sunday of May every three years. The festival harkens back to a time in which cats were torture... ...or incarnations of the devil. However, the modern festival is instead...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/11/Kattenstoet-The-Festival-Of-Cats/[http://youtu.be/E2Z-ku69PO4] (YouTube link)The festival known as Up Helly Aa happens in Lerwick, Shetland... ...n to the village for parties and merrymaking. The festival began in the 1800s as rowdy street parties around...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/01/Up-Helly-Aa/
San Fermin in Nueva Orleans is a festival that begins today and runs through Sunday. It is...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/07/07/running-of-the-bulls-in-new-orleans/(YouTube link) To celebrate the summer solstice, over 8,000 paper lanterns were released over the city of Poznan, Poland. Link -via reddit...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/25/lights-over-poznan/
The Nederland, Colorado, Chamber of Commerce has b... ...een stored in dry ice in the area since 1993. The festival , which attracted 15,000 people this year, include... ...interested in purchasing the Frozen Dead Guy Days festival should contact the Chamber of Commerce. Link -via...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/17/annual-frozen-dead-guy-days-festival-for-sale/
Places all over have different ways of celebrating the end of winter and the return of warm weather every year. What could be more fun than a spring-cleaning holiday that includes a water fight? That's what's happening i...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/04/12/six-odd-but-awesome-spring-celebrations-around-the-world/
Think your tattoos are cool? Well, can they protec... ...fascinating look at the Thai Wat Bang Phra Tattoo Festival :Each year, tattooed devotees come to Wat Bang Phr...
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/09/18/bizarre-wat-bang-phra-tattoo-festival/
Every year, twins from all over the country ga... ...e you try to match sets of twins who attended the festival
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/08/26/twins-days/(YouTube link) The annual Keep Austin Weird Festival took place just last weekend in Austin, Texas. Wh...
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/07/03/the-keep-austin-weird-festival/
Friday night was the big finale of the month-long... ...was the big finale of the month-long Fallas 2010 festival in Valencia, Spain. It is called the Cremà...
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/22/fallas-most-incredible-festival-in-europe/
