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Koreans offer to relieve stress and measure jets

A grand water pistol festival will take place in South Korea on the first weekend of July, local portal Koya-culture reports.

Everyone who wants to relieve stress and “cool down their engine” in the hot summer heat is invited to the sixth Water Festival, which will be held from the 7th to the 8th July in Shinchon, one of the districts of Seoul. The Korean summer festival was first held in 2013. Since then, it has attracted about 100,000 participants annually. The main attribute of the festival is a toy gun that shoots water. On the opening day, you definitely won’t be able to leave the streets dry. They pour water on absolutely everyone and from all sides. As the organizers of the Shinchon Water Festival assure, this pastime is designed for both children and adults. Everyone who is tired of everyday life and the heat is invited to measure the jets.

Each year the festival adheres to a certain concept. This year the theme of the holiday is called "Android Invasion". The program of mass festivities includes performances not only by artists, but also by real machines and robots. In addition, all participants will enjoy evening discos with popular DJs, foam parties and, of course, water pistol fights. The central stage of the festival will be located on Yonseo Street. Admission to the festival is free.

Many countries around the world host annual festivals where participants sort out their relationships with the help of mock weapons. For example, in the Spanish city of Buñol, the La Tomatica festival will take place in the last week of August. Its central event is considered to be a tomato fight. In another town in the southeast of Spain, Ibi, at the end of December, for 200 years, people have been fighting with flour and eggs. In the Italian city of Ivrea, at the end of February, an orange fight takes place. However, spectators are strictly prohibited from throwing citrus fruits; only official participants in the fight can do so. Therefore, tourists who want to throw oranges must first join the fighting team.

Source: news.turizm.ru

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