1) The ???? Lantern Festival takes place on the first full moon of a lunar year and includes an electric illumination show, folk performances and the traditional Pingsi Lantern Festival. Every year, in the small hilly town of Pingxi, near the capital Taipei, people release paper lanterns into the sky. This tradition is designed to bring good luck in the new year. a) Taiwan b) China c) Thailand 2) Carnival is a great culminating holiday before Lent. It runs throughout the country since the 11th century. Here you can watch gondola parades, fireworks in St. Mark's Square and, finally, visit one of the famous masquerade balls. They run regularly during this sumptuous festival. a) Spain,Madrid b) Argentina,Rio de Janeiro c) Italy,Venice 3) This is a large-scale holiday on the birthday of the monarch who loves bright colors. It is celebrated with a huge street party that almost doubles the city's population. The fun starts the night before and lasts all day. The program includes street trading and boat parties on world famous canals. Make sure to try Tompouce's festive baked goods with orange icing. It is a great source of energy for outdoor activities. a) Netherlands b) Norway c) USA 4) The exact origins of the tradition are unknown, but each story has something to do with theft. Today, wife carrying is practiced around the world. Participants are allowed to carry their wives in a variety of ways — including piggyback, fireman’s carry or Estonian-style, where the wife hangs upside-down with her legs around her husband’s shoulders. They carry her across a 253.5-meter track riddled with obstacles. The prize is awarded based on the wife’s weight in beer. a) Finland b) Ireland c) Mexico 5) Baby Jumping Festival happens 60 days after Easter during the feast of Christian Celebration. The Baby Jumping Festival is a baptismal ceremony wherebabies who were born over the last year are absolved of sin. The religious tradition dates back to the early 1600s. Men dressed in traditional “devilish” clothing terrorize the crowd before running down the street and jumping over the babies who have been carefully laid out on pillows. No injuries have been reported, but the Catholic higher-ups don`t support this ritual at all.. a) UAE b) Spain c) Argentina 6) the International Hair Freezing Contest is a fun winter celebration that occurs every February at the Takhini Hot Pools. Participants in the contest dunk their heads in the hot water of the pools and then create frosty hairdos by shaping their locks as they freeze in the cold air above. Temperatures in the area can reach below -30° Celsius, or -22° Fahrenheit, at the time of the contest. Winners receive a small cash prize. a) Ireland b) Norway c) Canada 7) Boryeong Mud Festival was originally created as a marketing event for Boryeong mud cosmetics. The mud from the Boryeong mud flats is considered rich in natural minerals and is used to make beauty products. The two-week promotional event is now popular with locals and tourists alike. Notable festivities include a mud pool, mud slides, mud prison and mud skiing. a) North Korea b) South Korea c) Argentina 8) Burning Man Festival. Some of the group’s values include ‘radical’ inclusion, self-reliance, self-expression, community cooperation and more. The community celebrates by combining all of their individual talents to create artistic sculptures, buildings, performances, art cars, and more that all participants can enjoy. The event culminates in the burning of a large wooden man, which has reached a height of 105 feet in recent years. After the event, the festival-goers aim to leave no trace of their activities by restoring the environment to exactly as it was when they arrived. a) USA b) Canada c) Mexico 9) World Bog Snorkeling Championships. Armed with a snorkel and flippers, participants must complete two consecutive lengths in a 60-yard trench of water cut through a peat bog, relying only on their flippers to push them through. a) Canada b) United Kingdom c) Poland 10) The Underwater Music Festival has been running for 31 years. A local radio station sponsors the event to promote environmental sustainability and responsible diving, and they play their sea-themed music underwater through speakers that are suspended under boats situated above the reef. Participants are encouraged to wear costumes and play “underwater instruments” to compete for prizes. a) Chilli b) Thailand c) USA

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