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An unpopular and interesting festival

Unpopular and interesting festivals include Spanish tomato festival, French skirt festival, monkey festival and so on.

1, Spanish Tomato Festival

In Spain, on the last Wednesday of August every year, people in small towns take out tomatoes and throw them at each other, which is also the origin of the tomato war. Red tomato juice is everywhere in the town.

2. French Skirt Festival (March 1)

In order to break through cultural restrictions, the French Ministry of Education allows all women and children to wear skirts to school, and French men will also wear skirts on this day to show their individuality.

3. Monkey Festival

The Year of the Monkey and the Month of the Horse are held every year 1 1 at the end of the year. Because there are so many fruits in Thailand, rich businessmen put all kinds of fruits in front of their doors every year for monkeys to pick up. This day is a feast specially held for monkeys. Because the monkey is a tourist attraction in Thailand, which brings rich income to the local people, people also thank the monkey and hold a monkey festival every year.

Interesting festivals in China:

1, Ice Rolling Festival: This is a traditional festival of Xia Naxi nationality in Yulong Snow Mountain, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, which is held every year on June 25th of the lunar calendar. The Ice Rolling Festival is a ritual activity for Naxi people to thank Yulong Snow Mountain for its gift. On this day, people will go to the river at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain and roll a big ice cube down the mountain, symbolizing disaster and happiness.

2. Torch Festival: This is a traditional festival of Yi and Bai people, which is held every year on June 24th of the lunar calendar. Torch Festival has profound cultural connotation and is known as the carnival of the East. On this day, people will hold torches, sing and dance, and carnival around the bonfire, symbolizing driving away evil and disease and welcoming a better future.

3. Butterfly Festival: This is a traditional Bai festival near butterfly spring, Dali, Yunnan, which is held on April 15th of the lunar calendar every year. Butterflies will be called Butterfly's Valentine's Day, because on this day, a large number of butterflies will gather near butterfly spring to mate and breed, forming a beautiful scenic line. People will also come to butterfly spring to enjoy the butterfly dance on this day.