7 Fascinating Foreign Traditions

The Monkey Buffet Festival In Thailand

You’ll find some bizarre things (compared to North American culture) when you travel to Thailand, but perhaps the most bizarre is the annual Monkey Buffet Festival in Lopburi, Bangkok.

If you arrive around festival time, you might be surprised to find monkeys sitting on buffet tables while they stuff their faces with food.

This is an annual festivity that involves nearly 4,000 kg of food, mainly fruit and vegetables, and draws thousands of visitors. It makes for a hilarious and interesting event because it draws around 3,000 monkeys — and as we all know, monkeys are hilarious!

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