Updated: 23/10/2012 11:45 | By Jo Caird, contributor, MSN Travel
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Samson parades, Austria

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Long-haired biblical hero Samson may have been granted superhuman strength to take on the Philistines, but even he would have been impressed by the feats performed during Austria's Samson parades. Twelve towns have their own 5-metre-tall figure of Samson and walk it through the streets in a ceremony that's centuries old. Each figure is carried by a single person, despite weighing over 75kg. You can see all 12 Samsons together at the parade in Unternberg on 17 August 2013. 

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sian haigh (kelishero)
20/10/2012 09:39
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Why would you dress up a dog? - I find it hard to believe that there are people in this world who think that it is ok to subject these poor animals to this

 

Sad, sad people who should be re trained to be responsable owners who look after their dogs appropriately

loraine jenner
20/10/2012 08:47
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so sad they are dogs not freaks

 

phil mule (muleofcroydon)
20/10/2012 10:46
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                                  I thought the Tory party conference was last week!

 

 

 

julie cheal
20/10/2012 10:51
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those poor dogs, why are people so stupid.
denise lee (joma48)
20/10/2012 14:15
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to all you people who dress your dogs up like this you should be ashamed of your self's it is so bad the poor dogs! leave them alone
shona farquhar (ollyolly)
20/10/2012 16:25
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this is barbaric so cruel towards animals, and you people that do this to their dogs i can hear you all saying but my dog enjoys it do they hell,  why do we put clothes on ? to keep warm as we have bare skin, dogs have their own hair to keep them warm can you imagine the heat they feel when you put stupid clothes on them ? this makes me sick your making your dog look stupid your just taking the **** of them, you so called dog lovers ...

denise lee (joma48)
22/10/2012 20:09
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this is disgusting them poor dogs bring in the rspca !
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