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Let’s Celebrate the Strangest Festivals on Earth尽兴狂欢——世界上最奇特节日It’s a freezing cold winter’s day, but that’s not stopping 10,000 men in the northern Japanese city of Konomiya from stripping[剥去] down to nothing but a loincloth[缠腰布]. With the snow flying, these adventurers – with their extremities[四肢] turning blue – run all over town on a very specific mission: to find the one completely naked man among them. In fact, this is a ritual[典礼，仪式] repeated all over Japan, and always on one of the coldest days of the year. Why? Because if they find the naked man fast enough, they believe it will bring 12 months of good luck.Welcome to the wacky world of cultural festivals, which are as integral[完整的] to society as laws and taxes. Festivals and holidays, of course, break up the normal routine[常规] of everyday life, create reasons for parades[游行，行进], allow for exchanging of presents, and provide excuses for large meals. But most important, they allow people to celebrate a significant aspect of their culture – whatever it might be.虽然是在寒冷的冬天，但这阻止不了日本北部（爱知县）国府宫的一万名男子脱得只剩下一条缠腰带。在纷飞的雪花中，这些手脚冻得发紫的冒险者要跑遍全市，只为完成一个任务：找到他们当中那个一丝不挂的男人。其实日本各地都有这个仪式，而且总在一年中最冷的那天举行。为什么？因为他们相信要是能尽快找到那个赤身的人，就能带来12个月的好运。欢迎来到奇异的文化节日世界——这些文化节日像法律和税收一样是社会不可缺少的一部分。当然，节日和假期打破了日常生活的常规，给人们游行的理由，让大家能够交换礼物，还提供了享受大餐的借口。但最重要的是，这些节日让人们得以庆祝其文化中意义深刻的一面——不管是哪一方面。