Weifang, in Shandong of China is the world’s kite capital, a place that let you go kite-crazy. One of the festival highlights is the flying kite competitions that take place in late April on Fuyan Mountain, on the beach beside the Bohai Sea or can be in Weifang’s romantically named Municipal Government Square. The International […]
World Stinging Nettle Eating Championship
This is a strange eating competition that has attracted the international interest. The competition is simple and is happening every Mid June in rural Marshwood, Dorset in England. The contestants have to consume as many nettles as their stomach can bear in one hour and the winner will be judged by the total length of […]
World Wife-Carrying Championship
I believe the first question in your mind will be “Does such an absurd-sounding competition exist?” You may be surprised to know that what was started as a light-hearted attraction designed to put the little town of Sonkajärvi on the map has become a serious contest, i.e. in 2008, the Wife-Carrying Championship attracted competitors from […]
