6 Extreme and Immoral Entertainments Around the World (7 photos)

Every nation has its own national pastimes. The English adore horse racing and football, Scandinavians cherish skating and skiing, and the people of the Caucasus enjoy wrestling. But there are also pastimes that are not widely publicized due to their danger or even immorality. These exist in almost every country, and we'll tell you about some of them.





The national Japanese pastime of kancho



It's hard to find greater entertainers in the world than the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun. A strange sense of humor and a slight tendency toward sadism gave birth to such a strange pastime as kancho. The word translates from Japanese as "enema" and accurately describes the essence of the game.

A player of kancho places the palms of his hands together, extending them forward and touching the index fingers to form a point. The player's goal is to sneak up on the victim, who isn't expecting the attack, and insert his fingers into their anus. The game is popular among schoolchildren and college students, but it's also possible to be attacked just in the company of friends. Sometimes the game ends with anal injuries, broken fingers, or even a fight, but no one cares—tradition is tradition.

Slavic Watering Monday





Imagine you're walking to work on a spring Monday morning, in a mood to match the occasion. And suddenly, out of nowhere, guys and girls jump out from around the corner and douse you from head to toe with buckets of water. Your suit is soaked, your briefcase with papers is full, and your mood has hit rock bottom and plummeted to the negative.

If all of the above happened to you, it means you're in Western Ukraine, the Czech Republic, or Poland. Wet Monday is celebrated in the Carpathian countries the day after Easter. It's a very ancient Slavic holiday, related to Ivan Kupala Day. Dousing each other and passersby with water symbolizes the cleansing of impurities from the soul and body.

Knock Out a White Man



The game "Knock Out a White Man" or "Knock Out" is a pastime enjoyed by black youth in the United States. The rules of this disgusting pastime are extremely simple: approach a pre-selected victim of a different race on the street and try to knock them down with one punch. A large group usually attends the "job," watching the action with interest and preventing the player from slacking off.

However, attacks on the rosy-cheeked, six-foot-tall Kansas farmers are extremely rare—African-American youth most often attack those who are unable to fight back. Teenagers, women, pensioners, and the disabled are the victims. Participants justify their games as retribution for centuries of slavery and humiliation, but the police don't accept these arguments.

Dangerous Animal Games



When cruel games involving animals are mentioned, everyone probably immediately thinks of Spanish bullfighting. This tradition originated in the Bronze Age and still has millions of fans. Bullfighting has many variations, from bullfights with picadors to comical clown shows where players dressed in bright costumes run from enraged bulls. The most brutal form is considered to be bull-and-horse racing, where innocent animals clash in a deadly battle.

But there are also more unusual games involving animals. For example, in the 1960s, an extreme sport involving octopuses was very popular in the United States. It took place on the northwest coast of the country, where octopuses weighing up to 40 kg are found. The contestant's goal was to dive to the depths, find the mollusk, and, overcoming its resistance, bring it back up. It should be noted that scuba gear was not used. This inhumane sport was banned in 1976.

Train surfing



This international and extremely dangerous pastime claims the lives of hundreds of young men and women every year. In India and Bangladesh, train surfing is a chance to reach a destination when a train car can't fit. In developed countries, it's simply a risky way to show off youthful prowess and disdain for death.

While 15,000 people die annually in India due to riding on the outside of train cars, in Europe the figure is in the tens and hundreds. The number of deaths in Germany, for example, could be 400 instead of 40, but the measures taken in public transportation—sensors, video cameras, and special barriers—are saving lives.

Run or Die



Another deadly pastime, popular primarily among schoolchildren, players must run across the road as close to the hood of a moving vehicle as possible. Participants in this extreme sport leap out from ambush, leaving drivers no time to brake or maneuver.

Extremists often face death under the wheels or permanent disability. Even more often, players are caught by drivers and subjected to completely justified educational measures—slaps and ear twisting. Schools conduct preventative lectures about the dangers of such runs, but the number of fans of this deadly pastime remains high.