Merry Christmas! - Now let's fight!
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While most people, sit back and relax after a big Christmas meal, residents of Peru like to work it off with a friendly fist fight. The traditional festival known as Takanakuy or 'fighter' starts with dancing and a religious procession.
After that instead of exchanging gifts, people exchange fist fights. These bare-knuckled, free kicking fights are supervised by local government officials and are meant to allow participants to let our all their pent (built) up anger in a safe environment. The best part is, there is no age or gender limitation - Kids, men and women of all ages can join in the fun.
So if Santa forgot to bring you that unique toy on your list, go ahead - take a flight to Peru and go at it!
Have fun watching the video of this quirky and fun festival!
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- kdancesalmost 10 yearsomg thats terrible
- itzyaboialmost 10 yearsmy Spanish teacher is from peru
- sherlockcutepupalmost 10 yearsreally!?!?!?
- sherlockcutepupalmost 10 yearsIt takes 5 hours to get there. and I should know, I.WENT.THERE.
- yascolemanabout 10 yearsI love fighting
- Tsukishimaabout 10 yearsAh, fighting is the BEST stress reliever ever.
- happypug12about 10 yearsAre you sure that it's a stress RELIEVER? Fighting doesn't really sound ideal for the job. Fighting probably just stresses you out more; although exercising and reading the Bible help relive you the most.
- itzyaboialmost 10 yearsdoes not even sound like anything people should do to get exercise. it is worst
- nikukyuabout 10 yearsUmm okay if you say so
- girlcoolabout 10 yearsWho fights on Christmas that is just so wrong because CHRISTMAS IS SUPPOST TO BE PEACFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- kdancesalmost 10 yearsi agree with you thats terrible whats wrong with these people?????? :o
- gabitaabout 10 yearsI Know I don't wanna. I would scream and run away!!!!!!
- hollyisawsomeabout 10 yearswow
- happypug12about 10 yearsSounds fun. And dangerous. *Gulp*
- nikukyuabout 10 yearsI know I dont wanna. I would scream and run away!
- happypug12about 10 yearsWhat if someone started chasing you? Well, you could probably get them to back off by saying, "Back off. I know Kung Fu!" : )
- nikukyuabout 10 yearsOnly in my dream... I'm a scaredly-cat! I'll probably say, "Heeeeeelp we can work it out together you know! Fight someone ur own size!" I'm small for my age:( Maybe you're taller than me, happypug, I think you mentioned that you're tall in a article.
- happypug12about 10 yearsWell, I'm tall for my age. I'm in 5th grade.
- awesomesydneyabout 10 yearsI'm pretty puny for my age... I'm in 4th grade people!!! Why am I so SHORT!?
- awesomesydneyabout 10 yearsI'm like 4 foot 6!!!
- frankiebabyabout 10 yearsFor my elementary school that I used to go to, I was like 4 foot 5, when i was in fourth grade, and I'm a boy!! I am in sixth grade now, and I'm still only like 4 foot 9!
- lkfmajasabout 10 yearsHmm. Strange.