The World's Wackiest Holidays

Posted by John Wright |

From the largest annual tomato fight in Spain, to Scotland's "Up Helly-Aa" fire festival, a look at those special days when people around the world go slightly nuts




Shetland Islands, Scotland: "Up Helly-Aa" Fire Festival. A tribute to the islands' Viking Past, Up Helly-Aa ("End of the Holy Days") culminates with the burning of a 32-ft. Replica of a Viking longship.