Listening lesson 30.04
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The document describes several unusual holidays and festivals celebrated around the world, including: 1) La Tomatina, a giant tomato fight that occurs each August in the streets of Bunol, Spain where participants throw overripe tomatoes at each other. 2) The Apex festival, celebrated in an unspecified location, where people climb a greased pole to retrieve a ham placed at the top. 3) Several other unusual festivals mentioned but not described in detail, including festivals in Spain, Italy, Thailand, Australia, Ireland, Japan, Chile, Coney Island, and South Korea.
Listening lesson 30.04
- 1. Welcome to the quizshaw Weird holidays
- 2. T he Pamplona Bull Running Spain
- 3. T he Ivr ea Car nival Italy
- 4. T he Songcr an Festival Thailand
- 6. T he Puck Fair Ireland
- 7. Hadaka Matsuri Japan
- 8. Tapati Festival Chile
- 9. Stiletto Sprint Australia
- 10. Mer maid Pr ade Coney Island, The USA
- 11. Bor yeong Mud Festival South Korea
- 12. La Tomatina Yeah! as you guess it, it is the biggest food fight in the world. Its normally occurs each August in Spain. La Tomatina can be consider as one of weird holidays that ever happen in Spain. La Tomatina involves throwing, smacking, tossing and barraging friends and strangers alike with overripe tomatoes, Oops! Did I say overripe Tomatoes? Yup, that's right with overripe Tomatoes, in the streets of the town of Bunol. It takes about a week-long holidays or festival where everyone enjoy themselves with
- 13. The Apex or climax of this event is when some climbing a greased pole to retrieve the ham set on top... There are rules involved but in truth, it is every man for himself. After two hours or so of a tomato throwing and bombardment, fire- fighters clean the crowds and streets down by spraying gallons of water over the tomato covered participant. How this holidays/festivals started no one knows exactly. But is said to honor the town's patron saint.