Testicle festival
A Testicle Festival is an event held at several small towns in which the featured activity is the consumption of animal testicles, usually battered and fried.[1] The oldest such festival takes place in Byron, Illinois,[2] and features turkey testicles. Similar festivals are held in Deerfield, Michigan; Olean, Missouri; Tiro, Ohio; Oakdale, California; Huntley, Illinois; and Clinton, Montana, some of which feature cattle testicles.[3][4] The three-day Testicle Festival in Fargo, North Dakota was the site of a 2001 riot, leading to seven arrests.[5][6]
The Montana State Society has held an annual 'Rocky Mountain Oyster Festival' in Arlington, Virginia since 2005.[7]
Every year in September the villages of Ozrem and Lunjevica in the municipality of Gornji Milanovac, Serbia, hosts the World Testicle Cooking Championship. [8][9] The festival serves up a variety of testicles, including wildlife. It also gives awards for "ballsy" news makers. U.S. President Barack Obama and pilot Chesley Sullenberger won awards in 2010. [10]
See also
References
- ^ "Turkey Testicle Festival draws crowd to Huntley". DailyHerald.com. 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ^ "Turkey Testicle Festival". 2camels.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
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- ^ Wagner, Stephen; Baird, Jeff (2001-06-10). "Police: Officers provoked, Festivalgoers began to get unruly at park". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Fargo, North Dakota: Forum Communications. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ Ingersoll, Archie (2014-08-19). "F-M agencies ready with mobile field force in case of civil unrest". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Fargo, North Dakota: Forum Communications. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ "This Year's Testicle Festival Theme: 'A Royal Ball'". ARLnow.com. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- ^ Have a Ball at Serbia’s Testicle Cooking Championship
- ^ World Testicle Cooking Championship Official Site
- ^ Chefs compete at World Testicle Cooking Championship