Brazilian Carnival People are wearing unique costumes This festival attracts people from all over...

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Brazilian Carnival

People are wearing unique costumes

This festival attracts people from all over the world

It is held one time a year in February

The first festive show was in 1928

The most important thing-is the parade of samba schools

Famous artists and sportsmen also take part in performance

La Tomatina

The week of madness

Food fight festival starts

Thousans of tons of tomatoes are brought into the city centre

The participans must squish the tomatoes before throwing

It has been a tradition since 1944 or 1945

The fighting begins and ends within an hour

Cheese Rolling Championship

The first person over the line wins

An annual event is held in Gloucestershire , in England

Competitors race down the hill after cheese

The festival has been going on for 100 years

Competitors can reach speeds up to 70 mph

Such a risky adventure often results in injuries

Pillow Fighting Championship

It is held in America annually

It involves more than 10,000 people

The fight is entertaining and funny

The eccentric and fun –loving Americans enjoy it so much

Wife Carrying Championship

The minimum weight of the wife is 49 kg

The surface is very hard:sand grass or asphalt

The W ife Carrying Championship in Finland

A man must bring a wife but not necessarily his

The winner gets his wife’s weight in beer

Contestants must negotiate 253 metre course