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Oktoberfest: What's it like to don a dirndl and work as a waitress?
Of course, there are times when the wait staff at Oktoberfest have to deal with difficult customers. "I think if you just have good banter, or a 'mouth like a sword' as they say in Bavaria, you can actually get by quite well with that."
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Ukraine's gorgeous goats compete for beauty crown
A Ukrainian town is so in love with its goats it holds an annual beauty contest for them.
It's a must-see sight, goats in bright dresses, embroidered shirts, skirts and floral crowns. One is even dressed up as a bride.
It's an event not to be missed.
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Daredevils scale greasy pole in bizarre traditional competition
Dozens of plucky locals took part in a bizarre traditional competition in the port of Roquetas de Mar in southern Spain on Friday afternoon which saw them attempt to run the length of a greasy pole to grab flags before splashing into the sea below
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Spain's "Fallas" festival ends with burning of giant ninots
Fireworks and flames took over central Valencia on Tuesday (March 19) as locals and thousands of tourists celebrated the end of a four-day festival with the burning of over 380 ornate and colourful monuments made up of giant figures known as ninots, in the "Crema de Fallas" (burning of the fallas).