Festival of the Exploding Hammers
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On Shrove Tuesday, the Mexican town of San Juan de la Vega re-enacts the legend of a 17th-century local Robin Hood figure by hurling firecracker-rigged hammers at each other — one of the world's more dangerous folk festivals.
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- Festival of the Exploding Hammers9 Feb 2027
On Shrove Tuesday, the Mexican town of San Juan de la Vega re-enacts the legend of a 17th-century local Robin Hood figure by hurling firecracker-rigged hammers at each other — one of the world's more dangerous folk festivals.
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