Festival unusual interest throughout the world.

 

Spa tomato festival.
Location: Abu StarCore Spain
Time: last Wednesday of August.
Spain might be considered a party city in the world. Spa Tomato Festival is held every last Wednesday of August. No Bull million in city Valencia. This festival of their own heritage for a period of more than 60 years, the festival is the biggest food fight in the world. Held in honor of Saint evening and eat for 1 week, the event will be a parade and fireworks competition cooking. But what it does not get much attention forestry tomato Approximately 140 tons of tomato trucks to drive into the city park in the morning. When the fireworks in time to signal for battle Spa tomatoes after 1 hour fireworks will be shot into the air again to end the war as a sign of tomato. And water trucks would come clean. Participants should wear goggles and gloves. And the main rule to remember is that it beat the squeeze tomatoes before Spa.

 

Festival Golden Sheer send.
Location: Bora Bora take sensitivity in New Zealand.
Duration: March of each year.
Every March, young women will be joining vie skills in order to championship top technicians shearing sheep of the year in this event for a period of three days and began to organize formally in 1961 has been very popular up to be. the military to take care of the crowds in the hundreds of today's flat race was broken down into various categories. As well as the levels of expertise. Each category can have a technician shearing sheep to join as many as 120 people in the last few years. Festival Golden NH, and a concentration of more and more serious. Because people are dedicated to racing full time training for this big event. Any barber wants to change the atmosphere to try to cut some wool in a hurry to book hotels in New Zealand tenable at all.

 

Running of the Bulls Festival.
Location: Expo million pumps Na (Na Barrett), Spain
Schedule: July 6, noon - midnight on July 14.
This festival kicks off with the attendance of reckless daring enough to run. The streets of Santo Domingo in the pump's Expo million with a bison herd. The first run will start on July 7 after the missile has been launched into the sky. When the bull run to end of road already. They are locked up in pens. Before it is released later to face with the paint's a success. Running against the Bison this Will be held every day throughout the week. This will provide opportunities for those looking for a provocative test of courage and credit. Assurance that the Dmeor. The following is a festival originated from a young man walked to focus on bison. Next to the field test

Nude Festival.
Location: all over Japan.
Period: January or February.
Which festivals are about nudity are often involved with is always fun, "said Hal David Thomas Ka Fujitsu River" or nude festival in Japan. Festival is the only man to wear only one piece of fabric Tiew. This work was in many ways. Cities in Japan. From evening to late lapse. The participants will have one person hide a naked man in the middle of the wearer. Tiew many fabrics. Believed that if they touch a naked man who will bring happiness and fortune. Attendance others Has to go together to interrupt this for a nudist. With drinking cold sake to quench. Popular place for festivals such as the Electronic by NASA in the end. Waves to the crowd moved to the temple and in the midnight. Wood will throw his two bars to a group of people which represent an even better luck, as well as send a signal that an end to the search for nude male body has already

Cheese Rolling Festival in Cooper Hill.
Location: Brock Werth (Gold Chester NH), England
Schedule: Last Monday of May.
Festival is held every year on Cooper Hill has more than 200 years, at noon the first Monday of May. Double cheese cubes. Glucosamine Manchester big is rolling down the hill. In another split-second later. Participants will run in tandem into a crowd But honestly say that running downhill is something extremely difficult. The wet conditions combined with the mud and cold by then. Not surprising that most of the rolling somersault somersault down costly. Cheese Rolling Festival is a race with five categories, one of which is the only race of women. All winners will go home before the cheese, while No. 2 and 3 will be paid for parking.

Festival Ross Wales UFO
Location: Ross Wales New Mexico.
Schedule: July 4 (or near that date) of each year.
Acts of July 1947 a farmer discovered the remains of a UFO the U.S. Army confirmed the same, it takes about 2 hours before the changes at a later statement. That it was checking the weather balloons. It became a notorious case in a while. Swallowing and was lost with time, with nearly 30 years until the other day. Fan UFOs are real interesting trends point up again. After interviewing people involved with the incident, which claimed that official. America has secrets to hide. It became a festival, Ross Wales, held at the place said that a UFO falls. By those who believe in Hanผe and conspiracy theorists will listen to presentations from guest writers and researchers, and a costume contest, parade and concerts.

17 crushed to death and at least 80 injured after mass panic at Germany's Love Parade

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Death toll: Seventeen people died in a tunnel in the city of Duisburg, Germany after a crush in this tunnel at the Love Parade festival


Crush began after 'police tried to restrict access to area'

Revellers attempted to climb walls to escape scene

At least 80 others injured, 20 in serious condition

Seventeen people were killed and 80 injured last night when mass panic broke out at a German music festival.

The victims were crushed and emergency workers had trouble getting through to them after a stampede during the annual Love Parade techno music festival in the city of Duisburg, attended by up to 1.4million people.

Witnesses described piles of bodies stacked on top of each other and revellers climbing walls to escape the crush.


One man slumps to the ground exhausted after escaping the crush (left) while a woman has to be helped away by friends


Many were pinned shoulder to shoulder in the tunnel and unable to move. People standing on the motorway bridge above the scene could only watch helpless as at least 15 were crushed to death.

Duisburg police director Ralf Klauckmass said there had been ‘mass panic’.

The stampede broke out after authorities tried to stop thousands from entering the area where the parade was being held in the grounds of an old freight depot.

Police said that of the 80 ­people who were hurt, at least 20 were severely injured.

Foreign Office officials said it was not known last night if any Britons were among the dead at the popular festival north of Dusseldorf. But it is thought large numbers of British fans were in the audience.


Desperate: Revellers clung on to stairs and tried to climb walls to escape the crush which began after thousands entered the tunnel


Eyewitnesses told last night of the stampede. ‘It was hell,’ said Karl Lowenstein, 21, who was in the tunnel. ‘It was dark and it was full. Something happened – whether someone tripped or someone fell I don’t know.

'But there was a stampede to get to the other end and those who fell, well, many of them never got up again.’

Kevin Krausgartner, 21, said: ‘I have never seen anything like it. I saw 25 people piled on top
of one another in a huge heap. I cried.

‘People couldn’t get any air. I saw the dead there. One person was completely pale and I wanted to give him some water, but a medic said that wouldn’t help him – he was gone. I saw police on the bridge just standing there. They didn’t do anything.’


Horrific: Two bodies lie covered by blankets at the entrance to the tunnel on the industrial estate


Emergency: Police run to the scene of the crush but there was little that could be done for some victims


'There was no escape,' one Love Parade participant named Marius told the Bild.de website. 'People were pressed into the wall. I was afraid I'd die.'

One woman raver told Bild: 'I was lucky. I found a hole to escape through but two women were killed right next to me.'

Another man described trying to give one of the injured water to be told by a rescue worker 'don't bother with him, he's dead.'

One woman said getting through the tunnel as 'trying to pass through the eye of a needle.'

'The tunnel was too narrow to cope with the number of people taking the short-cut and should have been closed by crowd controllers before the parade even began,' she said.


There were scenes of complete chaos (left) as revellers tried desperately to escape the area: Ambulances were lined up to ferry the injured to hospital


Breakdown in crowd control: A general view of the area in the shows how many people were crammed into the tunnel at the time of the crush


Emergency services tend to the injured: 'In the tunnel people couldn't move - they couldn't go backwards or forwards and that's when the panic broke out'


Police and ambulance workers were later seen giving the kiss of life to victims.
Many people continued partying as the air was filled with the noise of emergency sirens, unaware of the tragedy taking place.

Rescue squads had to fight their way through an ocean of people but ten other victims were resuscitated.

A state of emergency was declared in the city last night. Although more than 1,200 police officers were on duty, they said they were powerless to prevent the tragedy.

A police spokesman said: ‘It is a catastrophe that we are struggling to cope with.’

Police commissioner Jurgen Kieskemper said: ‘The situation is chaotic.’ He later added it was a ‘miracle’ that the number of wounded was ‘quite low’.


Rescue: An injured woman is carried away on a stretcher before being taken to hospital


Walking wounded: Revellers walk away from the scene after escaping with minor injuries


Another witness, named as Fabio, claimed he tried to warn police before the stampede that trouble was brewing.

‘A friend and I got out as hundreds more poured in,’ he said. ‘We tried to tell the police to close it down but they didn’t ­listen. This was 45 minutes before people were killed.’

People had been using the tunnel as a short-cut on the Love Parade, which consisted of 15 floats which set off at 2pm.

Despite the scale of the tragedy unfolding at the entrance to a former freight rail station, the one-day techno festival continued as planned.

Organisers feared cancelling the event would only cause a second panic.

Over 1.5 million revellers had gathered for the annual techno music festival in Duisburg, which is near Dusseldorf.




Popular: Around 1.5million people were attending this year's Love Parade which used to be held in Berlin


It had emerged that police had warned Love Parade organisers that there would be problems with crowd control if this year's event was held in the city centre.

Instead, the festival was moved a mile out of Duisburg to a less enclosed area. But the decision appears to have backfired.

They told revellers over loudspeakers to turn around and walk back in the direction they had come from before the panic broke out, he said.

Meanwhile other revellers, still oblivious to the tragic events unfolding in another part of the parade, continue to party.

The Love Parade was once an institution in Berlin, but has been held in the industrial Ruhr region of western Germany since 2007.

The original Berlin Love Parade grew from a 1989 peace demonstration into a huge outdoor celebration of club culture that drew about 1.5 million people at its peak in 1999.

But it suffered from financial problems and tensions with city officials in later years, and eventually moved.







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America's Independence Day

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Fireworks explode over the New York City skyline as part of the Independence Day celebration in New York, July 4, 2010.



U.S. President Barack Obama speaks, standing next to first lady Michelle Obama, from the balcony as he welcomes military families to a barbeque on the South Lawn of the White House to celebrate America's Independence Day, July 4, 2010.



People watch fireworks explode during an Independence Day celebration in Philadelphia, Sunday, July 4, 2010.




Spectators wait for fireworks explode over the New York City skyline as part of the Independence Day celebration in Weehawken, New Jersey July 4, 2010.




John Rzeznik, left, and Robby Takac with the Goo Goo Dolls perform during an Independence Day celebration in Philadelphia, Sunday, July 4, 2010.



Fireworks explode in celebration of the Independence Day in Washington near the White House, July 4, 2010. The U.S. celebrated its 234th independence day today.



Fireworks explode over the New York City skyline as part of the Independence Day celebration in New York, July 4, 2010.



Fireworks explode over the New York City skyline as part of the Independence Day celebration in New York, July 4, 2010.
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Kylie Minogue beams as she takes to the stage for her Glastonbury debut in sexy see-through leotard and disco ball boots

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Gothic: Kylie Minogue wore a sexy see-through leotard teamed with thigh high boots and a cape as she took to the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury for her performance during the Scissor Sisters' set


Kylie Minogue beamed as she took to the stage tonight for her Glastonbury debut.

The 42-year-old singer wore a sexy see-through leotard and thigh high boots with disco ball-type mirrored detailing as she performed during the Scissor Sisters set.

She performed Any Which Way at Glastonbury with the Scissor Sisters’ frontman Jake Shears, who co-wrote her new album Aphrodite, from which her new single All The Lovers is taken.






Delighted: Kylie couldn't stop smiling throughout her performance at the festival. She had to pull out in 2005 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer


It was a Glastonbury first for Kylie, who pulled out of the festival in 2005 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

And the broad smile on her face throughout her performance showed she couldn't have been happier to have finally made it to the world-famous music festival.

Speaking before her performance, Kylie said she couldn't wait to get back to performing live, explaining: 'It’s how I connect with people, that’s what I really wanted to do, get back on stage.'

The Scissor Sisters set was watched by thousands of people, including celebrity fan Kate Hudson, who is at the festival to support new boyfriend Matt Bellamy when he headlines the second night with his band Muse.


Happy: All three looked excited to be performing at Glastonbury, with Kylie grinning the entire time





Celebrity fan: Kate Hudson seemed to be enjoying herself as she watched the Scissor Sisters from her vantage point


Headlining act Muse's epic intergalactic rock sent Glastonbury into orbit tonight - and yet another top secret guest made an appearance - U2 guitarist The Edge.

U2 were booked to headline on Friday but had to pull out when Bono hurt his back.

The Edge joined the band on stage to play U2 classic Where the Streets Have No Name - to delirious scenes in the crowd.


Headlining act: Matt Bellamy of Muse takes to the stage as the headlining act of the second night of the festival






Enthusiastic: Bellamy, who was watched by new girlfriend Kate Hudson, thrilled the crowds with his songs


Muse stormed through a set that swooped from crunching guitars to delicate falsetto.

Singer Matt Bellamy gripped a mammoth crowd playing hits including Supermassive Black Hole, Plug in Baby and Time is Running Out.

And the light show which accompanied the music left many fans agog.

Bellamy, whose band last played the festival six years ago, said: 'Happy 40th Glastonbury - big cheer for Mr Eavis and his daughter.'


It's all too much: Security men were forced to get involved when fans at the front got a bit too rowdy


Earlier in the day, pop star Shakira proved that Hips Don't Lie - or indeed stay still - as she performed a series of body-contortions during her debut at Glastonbury.

The She Wolf singer wore a crop top, leggings and spangly-gold skirt as she took to the Pyramid stage this afternoon.

As if temperatures weren't hot enough at the festival, the singer managed to raise them further with her sexy routine.


Hips Don't Lie: Shakira shows off her amazing moves on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury earlier today




Stunning: The 33-year-old singer wowed the crowds with her belly-dancing moves and inventive routines


The 33-year-old shimmied her way around the stage - leaving many of the males in the audience transfixed on the big screens.

The Grammy-award winning singer packed in all her hits including Whenever, Wherever, She Wolf and Hips Don't Lie.

Before taking to the Pyramid Stage, Shakira wrote on Twitter: 'I'm so thrilled to be here!'

A message from 'Shakira HQ' later followed: '70,000 people doing the She Wolf howl sounds pretty darn amazing. Awwuuuuuu!'


In action: Thousands of male music fans were left transfixed by Shakira's amazingly flexible hips


She Wolf: The crowd certainly seemed to be enjoying Shakira's set, which included hit songs Whenever, Wherever, She Wolf and Hips Don't Lie


Shakira was just one of the big names making an appearance on Day Two of the world-famous music event.

Folksy singer Kate Nash donned a bizarre black and white striped dress, complete with red arm-warmers and dark maroon lipstick as she took to the Other Stage.

She told the crowd: 'Come on then, you're at Glastonbury for f***'s sake! Happy 40th anniversary Glastonbury!'


Lady in red (and black and white): Kate Nash wears heavy makeup as she takes to the Other Stage for her set


Colourful: Miss Nash's arm-warmers added some colour to her otherwise monochrome outfit


Super band The Dead Weather - featuring White Stripes frontman Jack White and The Kills singer Alison Mosshart - also received a rapturous welcome from the crowds, while Sting and Trudie Styler's daughter Coco Sumner made her Glastonbury debut with band I Blame Coco.

However, already tomorrow's crunch World Cup match is on many people's minds - the unanimous verdict being an England victory.

During their set on the Pyramid Stage, 90s favourites the Lightning Seeds prompted a mass singalong of 'football's coming home' during their hit Three Lions.

Lead singer Ian Broudie said: 'Go and win it England - beat Germany and Argentina and win the World Cup.'

A special big screen has been installed on site so festival-goers can watch the clash - and maybe their good vibes will come in handy if it goes to penalties.


The Dead Weather: Alison Mosshart of The Kills and Jack White on the drums take to the stage


Vocal adrenalin: Jack also showed off his singing skills when he took to the mike for a performance


So far Glastonbury is going well, with crime down from last year with just 277 reported incidents - compared with 23 more by this time in 2009.

However, police have seen a spike in thefts from tents. There have been 93 arrests of which 77 were drug related.

More than 2,000 people have been treated by the festival's medical team - most for heat related problems.

Doctors have advised people to cover up and drink plenty of water.


Glastonbury debut: Sting and Trudie Styler's daughter Coco Sumner in the Orange Chill And Charge area


But the heat is doing little to put off celebrities from coming to see their favourite stars perform.

Kelly Osbourne, Emma Watson, Pixie Geldof, Kate Hudson, Kate Moss and Sienna Miller have all been spotted enjoying the sights and sounds in Somerset.







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Carnival queen Jennifer Lopez brings the streets of New York to a standstill as she leads Puerto Rican parade

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National pride: Parade king Marc Anthony and his wife Jennifer Lopez make their way up Fifth Avenue during the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York


Jennifer Lopez has always been proud of her Puerto Rican heritage.

So Hollywood's most successful Latin American superstar couldn't have been prouder as she led a parade through the streets of New York on Puerto Rica day.

The 40-year-old waved her parents national flag with undisguised pride as she and husband Marc Anthony rode in the back seat of a limousine.

Revellers spilled out onto the streets to photograph the couple, blocking the roads.
Jennifer, the mother of twins, showed off her slim figure in a strapless white dress.

Underneath she wore a black bra. While an unusual look, the bra prevented her from any accidental flashes of flesh due to her energetic waving.

Anthony wore a sash declaring him King Of the Parade.


Sharing a kiss: The couple were the center of attention


Flying the flag: Jennifer embraced the event, waving her husband's national colours


Like his wife the singer/songwriter is the son of Puerto Rican immigrants.

Jennifer grew up in the Bronx with her parents Guadalupe (née Rodríguez), a kindergarten teacher, and David Lopez, a computer specialist, who were both born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Anthony was also born in New York, to Guillermina, a housewife, and Felipe Muñiz, a musician and hospital lunchroom worker.


Revealing outfit: Jennifer wore a black bra under her white strapless dress, to save her modesty


Last week Jennifer stole the show at the MTV Movie Awards with her hip-hop dance with actor Tom Cruise.

She gushed about the experience.

'I'm such a hard worker, and I'm kind of intense about my job. It's great to work with someone who is just as intense and passionate and crazy about getting everything right, she said.

'[Cruise] called me a month before and said, "I have this idea. I'm doing this thing for the MTV Movie Awards, and I want it to be a surprise",' she told Extra.


The Royal family: Anthony and Jennifer walk hand in hand through the crowd


Cruise performed in character as Les Grossman.

'The thing with that routine is that it is one of the hardest routines. But he did it. He really, really did it.

'And he did a great job. I was really proud of him.

Lopez also denied reports that she and Anthony had renewed their wedding vows.
'We didn't. This is an absolute lie,' The Back-Up Plan star said.

'We just had our anniversary and had some people over to the house.'

'Maybe we will one day...' she added.


No stopping them: After their convertible car broke down the two just swapped to a golf buggy






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