The concept of "cultural appropriation" is a hot debate topic in modern times, but this "Friend Finder DIY Kit" by Free People takes the idea to a whole new level with "Kantha fabric, a pole and marker to decorate, and f...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/04/15/The-Worst-Commercialized-Coachella-Merchandise/We're in that one time of year that's just loaded with holidays -Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's (just to name a few), but summers are a totally holiday drag. I don't know about...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/11/06/The-Best-Fictional-Holidays-of-All-Time/Looking for something to do this summer? Tired of... ...new Thrillist article with some of the strangest festivals you've ever heard of. From the Testicle Festival...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/06/15/The-Weirdest-Festivals-Around-the-US-This-Summer/Did you know last Saturday was International Bacon Day? You would have if you went to the San Diego Baconfest that we previously wrote about. While they didn't feature any of the utterly insane bacon treats we wrote abou...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/09/07/Baconfest-Was-Everything-It-Was-Cracked-Up-to-Be/If you weren't already aware, it's time you should know that we here at Neatoama love bacon. In fact, we love bacon so much, we're thrilled to be attending a festival dedicated exclusively to the tasty meat. If you're as...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/08/06/Are-You-Ready-for-Bacon-Fest/Zeon and I recently went to Portland to check out the Wizard World there. What we didn't know is that the comic convention always lines up with the city's annual ChocolateFest -which seems appropriate since they no doubt...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/02/02/The-Magical-World-of-ChocolateFest/[http://youtu.be/fLHU0PP4UZE] (YouTube link)To the folks who live there, these rites seem normal. But to the rest of us, but staging a buffet for monkeys is just strange. In this week’s mental_floss video, John Gre...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/23/27-Unbelievable-Local-Traditions/The custom of dressing up as wild animals and mons... ...These traditions continue today, centered around festivals from midwinter to Easter, evoking the hope of spr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/19/Europes-Wild-Men/These images aren't of pop culture statues being erected to spruce up city street corners in Ecuador, they're giant effigies known as "años viejos", many of which feature fan fav characters, that are burned to celebrate...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/12/30/a-fun-new-years-eve-tradition-from-ecuador/Made using millions of flower petals, the flower carpets of the Gionzano Infiorata, a flower festival unique in the world, cover an entire street. If you're in Rome, in the second week of June, this is a must-see.The Gen...
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/06/17/the-incredible-flower-carpets-of-the-giorzano-infiorata/