Ok the title is more of me telling Me that I must do them.. since not everyone may want to do these couple things...
The first one is...
Wine War
Haro, Spain
Wear white and bring a water gun, then fill it with free wine, compliments of the city council, for this super-soaker spectacle. "Held annually at the end of June, it's a modern-day remnant of the feuds between rival towns of this wine-producing area in which everyone drenches everyone else in Rioja" wine, Dunford says. Later, steer that are released into the plaza take off for the bullring, adding a final touch of drama to the day.
(So come on Ladys put on those white Ts and lets all get drunk through every pore in our body. YAY!!!)
The second event I just found out about it...
Naadam
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
"This event (July 11-13) is less about participation, focused as it is on the national sports of archery, wrestling and horsemanship. It's an experience you won't forget, especially once you've squeezed into a nomad's tent, swilled Genghis Khan vodka with 300-pound wrestlers while a woman in silk robes serves you platters of sheep innards," Dunford says. Don't miss the song and dance shows at the Cultural Palace.
(I dont know about you but that really sounds like a fucking blast to me)
This one you all may now about...
La Tomatina
Buñol, Spain
On Aug. 29, truckloads of tomatoes are unloaded in the square, a rocket is fired and thousands of festive food-fighters reduce the fruit to a juicy explosion of seeds, skin and pulp. "It's all about joining in, and most people find that chucking around 130,000 kilos (286,000 pounds) of tomatoes at each other is a strangely liberating experience. It's the one party at which you can say that you've painted the town red," Dunford says.
Another Classic must..
Carnival
Port of Spain, Trinidad
Order your costume for Feb. 19 and 20 and join the steel bands and bikini-clad masqueraders marching in the streets. "There's nothing like this pre-Lenten orgy of feasting and dancing. Rio is still the daddy of them all but this year try somewhere different, like Trinidad, where this joyful, rum-soaked celebration is the biggest in the Caribbean. It's a national obsession," Dunford says
The last one.. for THIS list at least will be...
Queen's Day
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Already known as a party paradise, this Dutch city has an all-nighter on the queen's birthday, April 30. "Lots of drink is consumed, and everyone goes berserk on the water — rowboats, barges and old fishing vessels crammed with people, crates of beer and sound systems pound their way around the canals. Get on a boat or just watch from the comfort of a nearby bridge — or bar," Dunford says
TtyaLater
~Bob
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