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2rom a spiritual standpoint" accordin to budhist beliefs
donations of food to the monke$s are a reat wa$ to increase
$our ood karma and /udin b$ the looks of the hundreds of health$
monke$s runnin around the residents of the
cit$ have taken their man$ opportunities to 5tum boon6 7make
merit8.
the cit$ has also turned itself into a popular tourist
destination with people from all over the world
9ombie #alk
: % 9ombie #alk is an oranized atherin of people who dress up in
zombie costumes and convere 3uickl$
for surprise and fun.
: Participants arrive at a pre&determined time 7often at a
hidden location8"then emere as a roup makin their
wa$ throuh cit$ streets or shoppin malls and enerall$ concludin
the route at a local cemeter$ or a park.
: The zombie parade festival was the idea of a local person in
;alifornia to promote a midniht film festival.
: The earliest zombie walk on record was held on %uust 0" ()) in
Sacramento" ;alifornia.
: It was held aain a $ear later and has since become an annual
tradition.
: ,ow the zombie walks have become relativel$ common in lare
cities" especiall$ in ,orth %merica" often
becomin festivals" thouh some are also spontaneous events.
;onclusion
People celebrate the festivals for mostl$ reliious or fun
purposes.
But sometimes it causes a lot of waste of mone$ and rarel$ lives
like in La Tomatina.
