The bloodiest festivals in the world
(Baonghean.vn) - Around the world, many bloody festivals such as the 250,000 animal sacrifice ceremony in Nepal or the bullfighting festival in Spain have also received much criticism.
1. Gadhimai Jatra Festival in Nepal
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| Up to 500,000 animals are stabbed and bled to death during Gadhimai Jatra, a festival held every five years in Nepal to honor the Hindu goddess of strength. With half a million animals to be killed in the first two days of the festival, butchers must slaughter thousands of buffalo, pigs, goats, chickens, pigeons and rats in 48 hours. |
2. Bullfighting in Spain
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| Bullfighting is a traditional spectacle practiced not only in Spain, but also in Portugal, southern France, and some countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, and the Philippines, in which bulls are provoked and killed for sport and entertainment. Many critics accuse it of being a blood sport. Portugal has banned the killing of bulls in bullfighting arenas, so the bulls are taken home to be slaughtered according to proper procedures or are treated and released back into the owner's field. |
3. Fisting festival in Bolivia
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| Every May, thousands of indigenous Quechua people from all over Bolivia gather in the remote village of Mancha to participate in the traditional Tinku festival - an occasion for people to mend their differences by singing, dancing, and even... punching and kicking in a state of excitement after drinking alcohol. People fight each other until the blood stains the ground... According to the indigenous people, blood is a gift to the god of the earth, Pachamama. And the more blood flows, the greater the hope for a bountiful harvest. This festival has caused many deaths... |
4. Christmas Fighting Festival in Peru
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| Every year on Christmas Day, the people of the Chumbivilcas community fight each other in a big way during the Takanakuy festival. Takanakuy, which means “when the blood boils” in the Peruvian dialect, is an annual celebration that gives people the opportunity to settle personal disputes within the community in a very old-fashioned way: with violence. Everyone is welcome to participate. Men mainly use their fists to show their strength. In addition to settling personal disputes, some people participate to demonstrate their courage. |
5. Goat Throwing Festival
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| Every fourth Sunday of February, the people of the Spanish village of Manganeses de la Polvorosa celebrate the Goat Throwing Festival. The main event of this interesting festival involves the men of the village taking a goat to the top of a bell tower, and throwing it down onto the villagers below, who try to catch it with a blanket. Although no one is sure of the origin of this custom, it has been practiced for centuries. However, in 2002, animal activists successfully campaigned against the custom, and toy goats have been used in its place ever since. |
6. Dolphin massacre festival in Denmark's Faroe Islands
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| For more than three centuries, the islanders have killed an average of 838 pilot whales a year, according to a 2012 study. It’s an ancient tradition, but it’s also brutal. The newspaper wrote that Britain once had a long tradition of bear and bull trapping, cockfighting and public executions. But as our society became more civilized, such bloodthirsty pastimes died out. |
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