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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- lelianaalmost 11 yearsnot cool but cool did any of you see the new barbie movie the pearl princess i did when i went to Ohio and it was so good i would tell you to watch it because i actually i watched all of the barbie movies i know it was out of the topic but i am just out of my mind*!
jedriel55about 11 yearsthat is awsome- jedriel55about 11 yearsawsome i am going to go there min yeah dudu
dsnyder619almost 12 yearsThis is awesome but bad. I LOVE IT!- fghjklloooiuytralmost 12 yearsthat is awsome
shock12almost 12 yearswow, they want to fight?
tomatepodridoabout 12 yearswhat!!! so that means that when peru people have christmas,they say :merry chrismas!!! and they start to FIGHT?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!????????!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
speedsteralmost 12 yearsi know. is that crazy
- amandaalmost 13 yearsi went to peru for christmas, since my step-dad is from there, and i NEVER saw ANYONE fist-fight.
zebraloveover 12 yearsThat' very strange!
borntoplayabout 12 yearsI'm the same person as amanda, just now with a profile, and it's not like that at all.
- deannaabout 13 yearsI learned that people in Peru fight when they don't get the present they were looking for and some people fight to let all their anger out!
- Patrickabout 13 yearsThat is an amazing way to work off those extra pounds from Christmas dinner. But even if I was in Peru my mom would never let me fight even with goverment officals supervising.
