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Tibetan Buddhist Butter Sculptures

Monks make this stunning, ephemeral art from yak butter and mineral pigments.

Koi-Koi Matsuri

A town harvest festival with a giant miso soup bowl.

Yorkshire Parkin from the vintage cookbook "Farmhouse Cookery."

Yorkshire Parkin

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

Pongala

This annual offering involves four million women, one goddess, and incredible quantities of rice pudding.

Moulton Crow Men.

Moulton, England

Moulton Crow Fair

Every July, men dressed as giant crows dance around a scarecrow who comes to life.

Thorrablot

This midwinter food festival honors Iceland's pagan history.

Pão de Ló de Ovar

A cake so gooey, it requires a spoon.

Eau Claire, Michigan

International Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship

A Michigan farm has hosted the fierce competition since 1974.

Members of the Giant Omelette Brotherhood stir more than 15,000 eggs on March 28, 2016, on the main square of Bessieres, France.

Giant Omelette Festival

A brotherhood is behind this 15,000-egg tradition.

Fête du Citron

Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.

Saint George, South Carolina

Rolling in the Grits

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

The fishermen are ready with their nets as sardines leap toward the fire.

At Sea on Taiwan's Last Fire-Fishing Boats

Generations of nocturnal fishermen have lured their catch with fire.

Leslie Nguyen-Okwu July 31, 2018

A fire-fishing boat lures sardines to the surface off the coast of Taiwan.

Jinshan Sulphuric Fire Fishing Festival

See Taiwan's dying art of fishing with fire.

Corner of Arkhivna Street.

Arkhivna Street

This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.

La Tomatina

After the giant food fight is over, fire trucks are needed to hose down the sauce-filled streets.

By Italian artist Alice Pasquini.

Civitacampomarano, Italy

CVTà Street Fest

A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.

Some revelers dress as the "Green Man," a folkloric figure.

Wassailing

This wintertime serenade for apple trees also involves firing rifles and drinking cider.

The loon on Silver Lake.

Virginia, Minnesota

Floating Loon of Virginia

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.