21 (UPI) --An annual event commonly known as the "naked man festival" came to an end after ... being carried up to 11 miles by floodwaters. Odd News // 3 days ago Norwegian man wakes to find ...

Japan is no different, and while some of its traditions are known in the West, there is one particular festival that trumps the rest given just how bizarre it is. The "Shukatsu Festa" is an annual ...

This symbol of fertility is at the centre of the Kanamara Matsuri (“Festival of the Steel Phallus”), which ranks as one of Japan’s kisai or “bizarre festivals“, and the story behind it is just as ...

INAZAWA, Aichi -- Some 7,500 men in loincloths struggled to touch a "lucky man" in the bizarre "Hadaka Matsuri" (Naked Festival) in this central Japan city on Feb. 22, held with no coronavirus ...

From eating cooked insects to worshipping giant pink phallus-shaped shrines by offering a good harvest to boost hopes of pregnancy and marriage, here are the five of the most bizarre festivals ...

Faced with record high temperatures and ageing communities, event organisers are adapting to keep traditions alive In a bid ...

18 (UPI) --A Japanese town broke a Guinness World Record at its annual summer festival when a team of chefs ... city's first Pigeon Impersonation Pageant. Odd News // 11 hours ago Turtle found ...