Strange customs that even the most experienced traveler can’t help but wonder

Eating slurry noodles in Japan or spending money on food in Bolivia … are strange traditions in many parts of the world.
There are more than 3,814 different cultures in the world, each with different traditional customs. While some areas, along with the development of modernization, many people have left behind the old ways and habits, some places still keep the old customs with many meanings to pray for health and a normal life. peace, bountiful crops.

Here are some strange traditions that are unusual in many parts of the world: Easter Campfire, Germany The night before Easter, people in some areas of Germany make a huge bonfire and burn it brightly. This custom has been around for a long time, marking the time when people welcome spring and drive away the evil spirits of winter. In some regions like Nordrhein-Westfalen, a state in western Germany, people burn a large wooden wheel and then roll downhill to pray for a good harvest. Eat noodle soup in Japan While in most countries it is generally considered disrespectful to make noise while eating, in Japan there is an exception. That’s when people eat noodles. If you don’t slurp noodles while you eat or make slurping noises, you may be seen as impolite. Put money on food in Bolivia In Bolivia, locals have a tradition of marking the end of the year and welcoming the new year by making coin pies. It is said that whoever wins the coin will have good luck in the coming year. Throwing teeth in Greece In Greece, children don’t have ‘tooth fairies’, but instead, when a baby tooth falls out, people throw it on the roof. The act of throwing teeth on the roof gives hope that adult teeth will always be strong and healthy. Toss tomatoes in Spain Throwing tomatoes at the opposite person, sounds like an impolite act, but in Spain, locals hold a special festival called La Tomatina. This is a place where people can freely throw tomatoes at each other without being scolded. The fun festival started in 1945. Up to now, people hold the festival every year on the last Wednesday of August. Eating ice cream in winter in Mongolia While most people tend to eat ice cream on hot summer days, in Mongolia, people like it on the coldest days of winter. On the streets of Mongolia, there are still people selling ice cream in paper boxes without a separate refrigerator because the outdoor temperature sometimes falls to about minus 5 degrees Celsius. Choosing a future career in Korea In Korea, on the first birthday of a baby, the family prepares tools typical of many different professions such as books, money, paint brushes… Depending on what the baby chooses, The family can know what the child will do in the future, what characteristics will be. For example, if a child chooses money, he will likely be rich in the future, if he chooses books, he will be a very intelligent person. Jumping from a chair to the ground in Denmark Most countries have a specific traditional custom that people perform on New Year’s Eve, before entering the new year. In Denmark, too, but this custom is somewhat more interesting and exotic. Just before the clock strikes the transition between the old year and the new year, everyone will sit on a chair and perform the act of jumping to the floor at the exact moment of greeting the new year. Those who do not dance or forget this act will not be lucky in the new year.