Thanks to Terri for bringing this event to my attention earlier today. The Berenziki,Russia Mosquito Festival is an annual event that is taking place this very week,so if you want to go chances are you will have to make plans for next year,unless you happen to be close to Berenziki this year. The celebration is described as a joke festival with absurd events including: a mosquito parade,a mosquito catching contest and...a most delicious girl contest. To determine the most delicious girl the contestants stand still in shorts and vests for 20 minutes allowing the bloodsuckers to have their fill,then a panel of judges examine them to determine who received the most bites. The winner in 2013 had more than 100 bites...she must have been yummy! Believe it or not there are other Mosquito Festivals too,one in Texas and one in Oregon,but I didn't find any mention of a biting contest for either of those events.
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