When you have visitors you can't get rid, sometimes you just have to embrace them. That's the idea behind a festival on this week in the remote Siberian town of Berezniki, which is celebrating mosquitoes.
Revelers dress in mosquito costumes, vie to catch the most mosquitoes — and, perhaps oddest of all, hold a "most delicious girl" competition.
A panel of judges inspect contestants for who can get the most bites. The winner two years back had over 100.
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Transcript
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
Good morning, I'm David Greene. When you have visitors you can't get rid of, sometimes you just have to embrace them. That's the idea behind a festival. This week, in one remote Siberian town, they're celebrating mosquitoes. Revelers dress in mosquito costumes. They vie to catch the most mosquitoes. And maybe this is the oddest part of all of it. They hold a most delicious girl competition. A panel of judges inspects contestants for who can get the most bites. The winner two years ago had over a hundred. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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