WOW! The world's messiest festivals (from The Telegraph)

As you already noticed, I often visit The Telegraph's web-site. I find there a lot of recent information about world news and one of the latest photo reports was about the world's national festivals and going-crazy events! Here are the best photos of that I've chosen for your attention:

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As Holi celebrations get under way – one of the most colourful and exuberant festivals you will find anywhere – we round up more of the world’s messiest festivals.

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International pillow fight day

Not quite as messy – in terms of indissoluble stains – this event still looks spectacular. With origins in a pillow fight flash mob, the festival spread, and now many cities around the world take part, from Amsterdam to Zurich.

This year it takes place on Saturday, April 6.

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Boryeong Mud Festival

This annual festival occurs in the summer months in Boryeong, a town around 150 miles south of Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It was first staged in the 1990s and now attracts millions of visitors.

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Batalla del vino, Rioja

Festival aptly takes place in Spain, home to so many of the world’s spectacular, messy events. This is like a water fight, but with slightly longer lasting stains - Rioja is used in celebration on St Peter's Day, June 29.

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The Galaxidi flour festival

In a small harbour town in northern Greece, hundreds of people gather each year to take part in a huge flour fight. The day, ironically is known as Clean Monday, and takes place in February.

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Tomatina Festival

One of the most well known, and messiest, of the many high-profile festivals in Spain, this event is not for the faint-hearted – tomatoes are pelted everywhere. Don’t wear your Sunday best clothes.

Held on the last Wednesday in August in the town of Buñol, near Valencia.

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Battle of the Oranges, northern Italy

Thought to be Italy’s largest food fight, this rather fiercely fought battle takes place each year. Note the (necessary helmets) used for protection. Don’t get caught in the citrus-flavoured crossfire.

It is thought to have medieval origins, the true roots of which have been clouded over by time.

Source:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/9956354/The-worlds-messiest-festivals.html?frame=2520749