SOURCE: DATE: 2014-09-08
FULL PUBLICATION: http://travelblog.viator.com/worlds-strangest-festivals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worlds-strangest-festivals

One of the best reasons to travel is the resulting opportunities to experience a new country and culture; there’s no better way to better understand a foreign culture than through one of its festivals. From fire dancing to flesh piercing, there are some experiences that seem extremely strange to the uninitiated. However, once you’ve either seen it firsthand—or taken part in it—you’ll never be quite the same. From the religious to the wacky, here are some of the world’s strangest festivals.World’s Strangest Festivals by Viator Travel Team from Viator Travel Blog