Phillipines - where the guys dress up as warriors (with sunnies and jeans) and smear themselves with pig fat and soot, and carry the crucifix, bottles of rum and shoot rifles. Not exactly a good celtic music festival, but "crazy".
This year's bill hasn't been finalised yet but there is a strong North American flavour this year. There's always a fair bit of Irish music, though. Lunasa are coming but there will be more.
I've heard of (but never attended) carnivals, both in NE Scotland and SW England - no doubt in other parts of the British Isles as well - where young men display their virility by carrying flaming barrels of tar down the street. It is, I am told by a friend from Axminster, Devon, quite commonplace for participants to be admitted to hospital with serious burns. One doesn't even have to leave 'civilised' Western Europe to witness such barbarian practices.
Another thing I have heard of but never witnessed is the tomato festivals of Spain and Southern France, where all and sundry are pelted with overripe tomatoes.
Great festivals
Great festivals
What's the wildest festival you've attended, and what made it so crazy?
# Posted on May 17th 2006 by m
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Phillipines - where the guys dress up as warriors (with sunnies and jeans) and smear themselves with pig fat and soot, and carry the crucifix, bottles of rum and shoot rifles. Not exactly a good celtic music festival, but "crazy".
# Posted on May 17th 2006 by jinksy
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Tonder Festival 2005, I can't disclose why. Mainly cos I can't remember much through the thick Tuborg fog...
# Posted on May 17th 2006 by nicstar
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Tonder festival, every year.
Nicstar, were you staying in the old farmhouse by any chance?
# Posted on May 17th 2006 by Johnny Jay
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I was camping, but I think some friends of mine were staying there...
# Posted on May 17th 2006 by nicstar
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Woodford Folk Festival in Australia... It ends up being 9 days of amazing music, beautiful people, crazy circus stunts, and not alot of sleep ; )
# Posted on May 17th 2006 by Eveish
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where is tonder festival located?
# Posted on May 17th 2006 by meika2u2
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In Tønder, South West Jutland
http://www.tf.dk/tf.asp?lan=uk
This year's bill hasn't been finalised yet but there is a strong North American flavour this year. There's always a fair bit of Irish music, though. Lunasa are coming but there will be more.
# Posted on May 17th 2006 by Johnny Jay
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I've heard of (but never attended) carnivals, both in NE Scotland and SW England - no doubt in other parts of the British Isles as well - where young men display their virility by carrying flaming barrels of tar down the street. It is, I am told by a friend from Axminster, Devon, quite commonplace for participants to be admitted to hospital with serious burns. One doesn't even have to leave 'civilised' Western Europe to witness such barbarian practices.
Another thing I have heard of but never witnessed is the tomato festivals of Spain and Southern France, where all and sundry are pelted with overripe tomatoes.
# Posted on May 17th 2006 by CreadurMawnOrganig
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Great stories guys, thanks!
# Posted on May 18th 2006 by m