La Tomatina(Tomato festival) - Spain

Have you ever thought a whole village is painted by tomatoes? Yes you may have because this is very famous. There is a festival that throwing tomatoes each others and dripping wet with tomatoes. People in this festival fight each others with throwing tomatoes. The sight wil be pretty fun and stress away. The festival is known as tomato festival and the real name is La tomatina.

La Tomatina has two origins. Fisrs is in 1944, price of toamto went to down and the farmers were getting angry and threw tomato to councilors. And it was started at Bunol, Spain. To celebrate to achievement of demonstration. They threw tomatoes to reminate this demonstration. This is first origin of La Tomatina. Second origin is this. In Wendsday of last week of August, 1945, band music was marching village open space. And there was people who wanted to participate the festival and they pushed band music people and band music people threw anything that they grasped and that anything was tomatoes. And the tomato battle was started, this tomato battle is second origin of La Tomatina.

On the oiled tree, there is hamon which is traditional food that leg of pig preserved in salt several years. The festival starts when hamon is pulled. Every wednesday last week of August, tomato batlle happens. Tomato festival hols in Bunol, Spain. Before starting festival, people who live in Bunol cover their buildings and window. Everythings turn into red because of tomato. And after 1 or 2 hours, the tomato festival finishes with fireworks. If you throw tomato after fireworks, you may pay lots of fee. It will be helpful to stress out. City hall buys tomatoes in several places and the amount of tomato is 12million kg.

Here is tip for tomato festival. You need old T-shirt and shoes for easily throw away. If you have long hair, then you may need swimming cap because the sediments is hard to remove. You need tough shirt to prevent the be ripped. You must not things seem like bottle. You have to throw mashed tomato. You must stop when the second sign rings.

Palio festival - Italy

City of Siena which is located in middle of Italy is crazy at traditional palio festival in July 2nd and August 16th. In medieval, Siena was independent republic and Siena was not that peaceful due to battle with near citys. Especially, battle with Firenze which was rival country lasted hundreds years. Siena won at Montaperti war in 1260 september 4th and got prosperity. However, since attacking of Firenze, Siena was incorporated at Tuscany in 16century. Palio festival was started to celebrate of Montaperti war and it lasts so far and shows old glory of Siena.

Palion which means horse race without saddle is come from Latin 'Pallium' and it means rectangle flag which is given to race winner. Palio is a race that among 17 contrades, only 10 contrades can participate in the race. Contrade was military machine in medieval. 7 contrades which cannot participate in the race do race in next time and extra 3 teams can participate by sortilege. The race starts at 7:30p.m and finishes after 90 seconds.

However, traditional Palio festival is more famous for before festival with medieval traditional clothes. From 4:00p.m, 10 contrades parade up and down through alleys with medieval knight clothes. In earnest, Palio festival starts when parades arrive at Piazza de Campo at 5:00p.m. Each parades arrive at Piazza de Campo and people who wait before noon shout and the shouting is going to crazy.

In 2 hours, parades throw flag and do many events and when they go out, the race is starting. 10 riders arrive at start line and then the open space is going to silence. The race is this; they go around Piazza de Campo 3 times. In this short 90 seconds, the race is finished. It is very short moment but in this short moment is extremly excited and it is hard to imagine without no experience. Not only love to their contrade, but also batting increase the exciting.

With shart sign, the festival is going to madness. Although it is short time, there is last 1year in the sweat. Rider can hit other horses so that after the race contrades sometimes fight each others. But polic do not try to stop the fighting. Because the fighting after the race is also part of history. The winner get honor and is regarded to hero.

Palio festival became civil festival at 1482 and Siena horse racing was started from 1275. It has very long history.

Boryeong Mud Festival - Korea

These days, I feel my skin is getting dirty. Acne and skin trouble are bothering me. So I looked for something good for my skin, not unnatural thing. While looking for, something was attracted my eyes. It was post of Boryeong mud festival. And it said mud is very good for skin. And then, I came home and search for mud festival. And here is informations.

Boryeong mud festival had short period but it will be make you happy. It can be called the best festival of Korea. It starts at third Saturday of July to Sunday, 8days. The title is mud which is produced in Boryeong, Korea. You can experience how good mud is. Not only mud, but also you can enjoy playing in the water.

You can play in the water and enjoy many events in mud festival. There are only mud and some rides. Then how can this festival be famous? It is because first mud is very good for skin. Mud helps to keep your skin  soft and supple. And mud is effective in preventing aging skin. Also, it is good for kind trouble and atopy. In addition, here's mud is all natural thing. Second, here's sea shore is different from other common sea shore. Sand looks more bright and when you touch it it will be more soft than other common sand.  It is because this sea shore is made up of pieces of calms. This is only white sand beach made up of calms in the East. Third, Boryreong mud is better than mud of Dead sea, Israel.

You may think 'Then, how can they spend time in 8 days? Isn't it boring?' But the answer is "NO". Not only mud massage, but also you can enjoy sliding, climbing backward mud slide. In addtion, mud contest, making toys with mud is good stuff. And at night, famous Korean entertainers are coming and do concert. Most of things are free and some thing is only less than 10dallors. It will very good for mentally and phisically also.

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts - England

Today, I am going to talk about Glastonbury festival. If anyone who loves music, they will love this festival. I like music also. If your ordinary life is bored, then I recommend to go to Glastonbury festival. However, I want to go there unless I am not boring. It is one of the best music festivals in the world. Anyway, let's go to deeply about Glastonbury festival.

In 1970 September 19th, a farmer who loves music so much held a music festival. It was after Jimi Hendrix who is concerned about the best guitarist in 20C dead. The farmer, Michael Eavis invited musicians to his farm and held a festival. And this festival keeps going so far. It gathered numerous people and huge musicians. Despite the farm is sank by rain, and the public facilities are weak, the people do not stop to go to Glastonbury festival. Glastonbury festival is a culture or history. Not only that, also Glastonbury shows the culture of the public among the people.

Not all people like this festival. Dwellers believed legend that Glastonbury was the resting place of King Arthur and Joseph brought Jesus' calyx. So they have holy proud and try to keep the holiness of their area. Like this, in Glastonbury festival, there are two groups of people which enjoy the festival and refuse the festival. 

Just the line Up is fantastic. You can see the cream of the crop of England musician. There are several stages for each theme. They are located far away to protect to mixed music. To go to other stage is so far and the mud field makes me more tired. Although the festival is in these unfavorable conditions, many people come here. If you travel England in June, it will be good experience to go to the festival. At each stage, not only sing, but also circus, drama, comedy, dance, cabaret and etc, various stuffs are ready. 

I am not good at English. So If you find something wrong or wrong grammar or something, leave comment. 

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