21 Amazing Holidays In Other Countries We Should Steal

Quite frankly there aren't enough holidays in America centered around vikings and getting staggering drunk.
21 Amazing Holidays In Other Countries We Should Steal

If Hollywood has taught us anything, it's that ripping off other people's ideas isn't really a bad thing. Heck, just call it imitation and then use that old "flattery" line of baloney. All this to say: Our holidays here in the states have grown stagnant and it's time to flatter other cultures by stealing theirs.

We traveled around the world (read: the Internet) with AuntieMeme to see what exactly we're missing, and we highly encourage you write congress to get all these recognized immediately.

In Germany, Father's Day is called Vatertag. And all the men get staggering drunk. Groups of men construct a Bollerwagen, load it up with beer and sch
Citizens of Ulyanovsk, Russia get September 12 off from work. It's baby-making day. Seriously. Conception Day is exactly nine months before Russia Day
The Wat Bang Rhra temple holds an annual Tattoo Festival. And the tattoos are magic. The monks at the temple, which is in Thailand, apply the tattoos
At the Lantern Festival, residents of Nuanquan enjoy the Da Shuhua. It's where farmers throw molten metal at a wall. The tradition started 300 years a
Instead of Santa, kids in lceland have the Yule Lads. There are 13 of them, and each of them brings a gift for 13 days. There's one downside: The Yule
You might have heard of Rurim, the Jewish holiday. It's two days of getting drunk and wearing costumes. On Purim, observant worshipers dress in costum
In Shetland, they celebrate Up Helly Aa. It's a flaming Viking parade. Citizens from each town in the region, which is in Scotland, dress up as Viking
In Spain, children sing songs to Tio de Nadal. Specifically, they sing about its poOp. Tio de Nadal is a yule log that poops treats. Here are some lyr
Each May, the city of Macha holds its Tinku festival. SILVE'S lnsSma 05 And they beat each other bloody. It's an ancient religious festival based iIn
21 Amazing Holidays In Other Countries We Should Steal
In lreland it's traditional to have a bonfire on October 31. And they burn effigies of things they want to put behind them. Samhain (pronounced sow-ih
Northern Australia celebrates the first Monday in August. It's Picnic Day. The holiday originated with railroad workers, giving them a day to go to Ad
In Italy, La Befana delivers gilts on Epiphany. She looks like a Halloween witch. The story goes that the Three Wise Men invited her to join them on t
In Basque country, December is the season of Olentzero. He's all about eating and drinking. Yep, Olentzero brings presents to kids, but the majority o
In the Greek town of Vrontados, they celebrate Rouketopolemos. It's when two churches shoot rockets at one another. At midnight before Easter Sunday,
In Austria, Santa has a sidekick named Krampus. Krampus rounds up naughty children and takes them to hell. On 12/5, Krampusnacht, drunken hordes will
Once a year the citizens of Rokugo, Japan, hold the Takeuchi festival. It's a bamboo pole battle. Revelers spend three rounds clashing with 20-foot ba
In Johannesburg, they want a fresh start for the new year. So they throw their old furniture out the window. Residents of Hillbrow save up broken furn
Ivrea, Italy, celebrates ll carnevale d'lvrea. Alain And they hold an orange brawl. Up to 10,000 competitors show up to wear goofy outfits and throw o
Nejapa, EI Salvador, has a festival called Las Bolas de Fuego. It's a fireball festival. In 1922, an erupting volcano forced the residents to evacuate
Feeling blue? You need Diwali. It's a five-day celebration of good defeating evil. This Hindu festival is celebrated in fall or spring, depending on y

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