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Date Posted: Thu, Aug 16 2001, 8:08:28
Author: foxx
Subject: Ohhhh, and I thought Banff was fun during the summer festivals!

CHEESE-ROLLING (U.K, May). Cheese-rolling has taken place on the slopes of Cooper's Hill, near Birdlip in Gloucestershire, since the 15th Century. When the cheese is released, competitors run down the hill and attempt to catch it before it reaches the bottom. The event was permanently cancelled when eight people were injured in 1992.

DAY OF THE DEAD (Mexico, 2 November). According to Indian folklore, this is the day when the deceased return to life. Families conduct macabre graveside picnics, offering food to the dead, and then tuck into a feast of their own, eating chocolate coffins, sugar wreaths and fancy breads adorned with skulls and crossbones.

GOTMARR FESTIVAL (India, September). During the full moon, the 45,000 inhabitants of Pandhura divide into two groups and start hurling rocks at one another until sunset. In 1989, there were 616 casualties, including four deaths as a result of the event.

GRANDMOTHERS' FESTIVAL (Norway, July). First held at Bodo in 1992, the festival sees grannies riding motorbikes, racehorses skydiving and scuba diving. The star of the inaugural event was 79-year-old Elida Anderson who became the world's oldest bungee-jumper.

RUNNING OF THE SHEEP (U.S., September) Reedpoint, Montana stages a gentle alternative to Spain's famous Running of the Bulls. Hundreds of sheep are released down Main Street for six blocks. There are also contests for the ugliest and pretties ewes while shepherds assemble to recite poetry.

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You ought to hear about the one in Perth, Ontario... -- 2gud2btru, Thu, Aug 16 2001, 11:12:14
- Re: You ought to hear about the one in Perth, Ontario... -- foxx, Thu, Aug 16 2001, 11:20:03
  - Good idea, Foxxy.... -- 2gud2btru, Thu, Aug 16 2001, 20:28:02
    - Re: Good idea, Foxxy.... -- foxx, Fri, Aug 17 2001, 12:27:29
      - Re: Good idea, Foxxy.... -- 2gud2btru, Fri, Aug 17 2001, 15:40:32