Ultimate Adventures Continue:
Part Ⅴ: Unusual Contests
Except commercial sports, we have these contests of excitements; Except peaceful Christmas, we have these exciting festivals!
Goat-Scrabing Contest
Where to GO: Mongolia
What to Do: At the impressive Mongolia Eagle Festival, the local eagle hunters will display their eagle hunting skills. You may join horse racing and goat-scrabing contest. It is also, in every sense, a exploration journey: from Siberia to Bayan-Olgiim, the highest mountainous area in Mongolia, The journey crossses two national park. The relevant expense starts from 29,000 RMB.
http://www.explore.co.uk
Rickshaw Rally
Where to Go: Nepal and India
What to Do: last year, 97 teams join the three-round rickshaw rally held in India which crossed four states and had a near 55000-kilometers. This year, the participated teams will start from Nepal and go to the destination Pandi Chrry in South India. The entry fee for each team is 615 pounds.
Wife Carring Championship
Where to Go: Finland
What to Do: The International Wife Carring Championship, originated from an joke, already has a history of 16 years. It is held in Sonkajrvi, Finland, every July. At present, the record for 100 meters is 55.5 seconds. There is a unique condition that the weithght of any participate wife should not less than 49kgs. No other limits remain. Well, slim wife is not perfect here. At least you may have no chance to join this interesting contest if you are too slim. In addition, you’d better quickly observe the participators and make a bet by the way.
http://www.tinyurl.com/21msn
Football Game In Mud
Where to Go: Scotland
What to Do: This is either North America Football League with delicate technology nor rough and severe England Football League Two. Well this is a football game held in a mud of west Scotland. 12 men are struggling in the mud. Sometimes one guy may stand up and kick the ball into the goal. Bad news, you are not best team among 200 teams. Good news: you can join the game in strange clothes. 6 members for each team. The entry fee is around 1200 RMB.
http://www.swampsoccer.co.uk
Fish Catching Festival
Where to Go: Nigeria
What to DO: The strange religious festival in Negeria brings us back to ancient times. 30,000 semi-nake men jump into the river , which is a visual banquet in itself. To gain real experience, you’d better join it.
In the Argungu fish catching festival held in northern Nigeria, you will find it hard to control yourself from taking part in the contest. But most of visitor still stand outside the security line and watch the exciting performance offered by those participators. If one of them catches the biggest fish, he can gain the rich prizes; a Honda car, a pilgrimage journey or a flat TV. He should also get ready to share the fish with others because the fish is incredbly 65KGS.
If fish catching festival sounds tired, then you can go to watch the local call-on ceremony in a city located in North Nigeria. Several hundreds warriors get together to meet their Emir. Northern Nigeria regions adopt Al shari’a. But the punishment on criminals by religious elders is not as cruel as what we think. Of course, it is still a problem to buy alcohol here.
The wariors, in dresses that are similar with those in The Lord of the Rings, slowly run to the palace along the ancient streets. Around them, some people are taking dogs while some people are blowing flames in from their mouths. Remember, never get too close to palace because the palace escort will shot off their weapons as a sign of celebration. Getting too close may bring you into the shooting range. In addtion, you have to keep an eye on those snake players who have the habit of showing the hidden snake heads and following tourists.
http://www.virginnigeria.com
Prison Cowboy Games
Where to Go: The USA
What to Do: Every April, the biggest Prison in Louisiana – Angola will hold a countryside Carnival. Several hundreds prisoner will take part in this non-limit games. Want to join the games? It is simple: commite a crime and go into the prison. The ticket fee is 10 dollars. Camera is subject to examination at the entrance.
http://www.angolarodeo.com
Find the Jaguar in Your Heart of Hearts.
Where to Go: Peru
What to Do: in the depth of the Amazon jungle, the shaman will serve you Ayahuasca, a kind of bitter tea. This wonderful liquid is extracted from vines of shrub plants and has strong hallucinogenic effects. Except natives, brave touristg and hippies will also join this religious ceremony, hoping to integrate into jungle and animal world.
http://www.bluemarphotours.com
Carry the Burning Tar Barrel
Where to Go: England
What to Do: On the dusk of each Nov.5, the residents in Autrey St. Mary of Devon Shire will light up small tar barrels and pass them on, which always attracts thousands of tourist. The rule goes like this: people carry the burning tar barrel and pass to another person till he could not bear the weitht and the temperature. And the like, peolple will burn the barrel up till it is broken. This activity will last to the midnight of Nov.17. At the same time, the biggest barrel will be lighted up and burnt down. The flames may reach 6 meters high, And before buring down, there is a 5-munite passiing activity. Go to southwest of England if time allows.
http://www.otterytourism.org.uk
