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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