Matching Pairs Traditions around the worldOnline version Read carefully the description of 6 different traditions around the world. Match the description to the picture. by Monica Edith Ramirez Cruz 1 Every first Sunday of April, thousands of people visit Kawasaki to witness the Kanamara Matsuri or penis festival. During this festival, you’ll get to see lots of penises in varying colors and sizes, and even eat penis-shaped sweets. It used to be known as the Shinto fertility tradition 2 Family members and friends of future married couples meet at dinner, and break a lot of porcelain (except glasses). The couple is then asked to clean up the entire mess. This is supposedly to teach them the importance of unity and hard work, and bring good luck 3 Every seven years, families in Madagascar dance with their dead ancestors to show them respect. They even give out gifts for the dead. Crying is discouraged during the celebration 4 In Denmark, they have an interesting yet strange tradition of throwing cinnamon to people who are still single at 25. The individual is doused with lots of cinnamon sticks on his/her birthday, mostly by friends and well-wishers 5 Satisfy your egg cravings in Bosnia every March or during spring. Hundreds of eggs are cooked in huge pots and given out for free. This is to celebrate the start of a new season. 6 Every last Wednesday of August sees Bunol engage in the world’s biggest tomato fight. And there is no sombre reason behind this. The Spaniards do it simply for entertainment.
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