Wanderlust World Wanderlust World During the carnival season in Slovenia, people dress up in traditional costumes and masks, and parade through the streets, ringing bells and making noise to scare away winter and bring in spring.
2. La Tomatina (_Spain_)
This famous tomato-throwing festival is held in the town of Buñol, Spain, every year on the last Wednesday of August. Participants throw tomatoes at each other for an hour, and it's a great way to let off some steam and have some fun.
3. Up Helly Aa (_Scotland_)
This Viking-inspired fire festival is held in Lerwick, Shetland, every year on the last Tuesday of January. Participants dress up in Viking costumes and carry flaming torches, and there is a procession through the town, followed by a burning of a Viking galley.
4. The Cheese Rolling Festival (_England_)
This annual event takes place in Cooper's Hill, England, every spring. Participants race down a steep hill after a wheel of cheese, and the first one to reach the bottom wins the cheese.
5. Running of the Bulls (_Spain_)
This famous festival is held in Pamplona, Spain, every year from July 6th to July 14th. People line the streets to watch as a group of bulls runs through the city, and it's a dangerous but exciting event.
6. The Wife-Carrying World Championships (_Finland_)
This unusual competition is held in Sonkajärvi, Finland, every year on July 4th. Men compete to carry their wives across a 253.5-meter obstacle course, and the fastest couple wins.