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Eid al-Adha
Islamic holiday on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijja
World Animal Day
day celebrated on October 4
berserker
In the Old Norse written corpus, berserkers () were Scandinavian warriors who were said to have fought in a trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the modern English adjective berserk . Berserkers are attested to in numerous Old Norse sources.
running of the bulls
a type of festive event where a group of men run from bulls
Naga Panchami
Hindu Festival honouring serpents
hecatomb
thumb | right | alt=Sculpture of sacrificial bull | Sculpture of sacrificial bull from the Parthenon Frieze. In ancient Greece, a hecatomb (; ; hekatómbē) was a sacrifice of one hundred cattle (hekaton "one hundred", bous "bull") to the Greek gods. In practice, as few as twelve could make up a hecatomb.
Gadhimai festival
sacrificial ceremony held ever five years in Nepal
Yulin Festival and Dog meat Consumption in China
annual festival and consumption in China
Kapparot
thumb|Kapparot ritual on the eve of Yom Kippur Kapparot (, Ashkenazi transliteration: , ) is a customary atonement ritual practiced by some Orthodox Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur. This is a practice in which either money is waved over a person's head, or a chicken is waved over the head and then slaughtered in accordance with halachic rules.
Pushkar Fair
camel, horse, cattle trading fair with cultural events
Mysore Dasara
state-festival of the state of Karnataka, India
goose pulling
blood sport involving riding on horseback to pull the head off of a goose tied to a rope or pole
Sā Pāru
Hindu festival in Nepal
Monkey Buffet Festival
festival held annually in Lopburi, Thailand
life release
traditional Buddhist practise
October Horse
animal sacrifice to Mars carried out on October 15
Yak racing
traditional sport in Central Asia
Combat de Reines
traditional cow-fighting event in the Swiss canton of Valais
cock throwing
blood sport
bull wrestling
non-lethal bloodsport between bulls or cows
Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo
Galway International Oyster Festival
annual seafood festival in Galway, Ireland
Elephant Festival
Festivals in Rajasthan
goat throwing
former Spanish festivity
sulcus primigenius
Roman ritual plowing undertaken when formally establishing a new settlement
Toro embolado
Festive activity in Spain