第二篇：Wherever you find people, you’ll find festivals. Most of these cultural events involve fairly normal activities such assharing specific cuisines, dancing or gift-giving. However, some consist of truly bizarre rituals, and here’s a selection of somereally odd ones.Hadaka MatsuriThe name of this festival translates from Japanese as “naked festival.” However, it should be noted that this is not acompletely accurate description, as most of the participants in this all-male event wear a loincloth. The annual Hadaka Matsuriin the city Okayama on the third Saturday of February is the most famous mainly because the festival originated there 500years ago. If you’re thinking of attending, bear in mind that it’s not the most comfortable situation, as things get really hot andsweaty when 9,000 semi-nude men squeeze into the well-known Saidaiji Temple. The men must catch a pair of lucky sticksthat are thrown into the crowd by a monk, and place them in a box of rice, and the person who achieves this will earn a year ofhappiness.Monkey Buffet FestivalFor many tourists in Thailand, monkeys can be a nuisance. They jump all over you and grab anything they can get theirhands on, including jewelry, so wearing earrings is potentially dangerous. However, it is notable that Thai people don’t viewmonkeys as a menace. In fact, they believe the cheeky creatures are relatives of a divine monkey named Hanuman. For thisreason, giving the monkeys an annual feast each November is thought to bring good luck. There is music and dance at thefestival, and youngsters dress up like monkeys, while the key feature is the buffet, which offers over 4,000 kilograms of fruitsand vegetables!El ColachoThis strange festival takes place in a small village in northern Spain. With unclear origins, it dates back to at least the 17thcentury, and is held annually in May or June as part of a larger Catholic celebration. The main activity involves men jumpingover babies less than one year old who are lying on a mattress. The men are dressed in devil costumes, and the act of jumpingover the babies is supposed to cleanse their souls of evil. To many foreigners, however, this eccentric event does not makemuch sense.
46. What is the best title for this article?
(A) Weird Celebrations around the World
(B) Believe It or Not: Funny Traditions in Asia
(C) The Dark Side of Global Superstitions
(D) When Odd Rituals Went Wrong