There’s a time in the year where men paint their faces, pull on brightly coloured stockings, bizarre wigs, jewellery and clothes borrowed from grandmothers. It's not some cross-dressing competition, but a carnival ‘le Carnaval de Dunkerque’, which occurs every February in a coastal town close to Lille. Even the ladies don bizarre outfits. Everyone joins the parade dancing across town, singing traditional tunes, carrying colourful umbrellas to catch fish thrown by the Mayor from his office. - Vidyun Rathore

Since Australia is a multi-cultural country, the food is diverse as its inhabitants. Major cuisines are Italian, Indian, Chinese and Thai. Snags (sausages) and steaks are usually barbecued in Australian gatherings. Lamb is the meat that Australians love, but you can also try kangaroo meat which is good for reducing blood pressure. Beer and wine is widely consumed - Australia boasts of some of the world’s best vineyards – Barsha Kansakar

American football is a religion at North Dakota State University, just as cricket is in India. The university stadium is Fargodome – ‘Fargo’ for the city, and ‘Dome’. The football is known as the ‘BISON’, after the state animal. Any game at FargoDome attracts huge crowds of university students as well as locals, who cheer on their team, who wear Green and Yellow colours. Everybody yells "GOOOOO BISON!" really loudly. – Deepak Dawar