The 6 biggest and most insane parties in human history
Some time ago the Curious Mega presented the story of “Russia's No Vodka Day, ” which you can check out by clicking here. Undoubtedly, not least, it was a party of unimaginable proportions commemorating the end of World War II. You might think that to have run out of Russian vodka stock, it must have been the craziest party in the world. But have there been other parties like this in the history of mankind?
Well, actually there is a list of six more extremely insane parties in history published by Cracked. It shows that there are at least six events with the highest degree of madness in the civilization years. That's right, “ending Russia's vodka stock” left the postwar celebration only in seventh place. We live in a good time, but the list shows that we still owe our ancestors when it comes to big celebrations. Look:
6. Andrew Jackson, the president who had a great start… and a great end!
Do you become president of the United States and what do you do? A) begins work as leader of the most powerful nation on the planet; B) receives the press for the first press conference as president-elect; or C) hosts a party by inviting many people to an open bar opening their new residence. If you are like President Andrew Jackson, you don't even have to answer…
The guy took office on March 4, 1829, and his first move was to hold a party where more than 20, 000 people attended, in the best Open House style at the White House. With everything released, as you can imagine, the mess took over the official US residence so the president had to go out a window. The turmoil was only abated when an enlightened being had the idea of taking the whiskey barrels to the White House garden.
But a good story is not just a great start…
Andrew Jackson left office as president in 1837, but before that, in 1835, he gained a huge cheese wheel weighing over 600 kg. After two years with the "snack" stopped for fermentation, he invited almost the entire country to his farewell and the invitation was clear: "Come help me eat the cheese." More than 10, 000 Americans took about two hours to finish the incredible piece of milk. The result: a mess on the carpets and couches, and a cheesy smell that took weeks to completely remove from the environment, even bothering Jackson's successor in office, Martin Van Buren.
5. Henry VIII and Francis I: what a duo ...
Two potential aggressive and ambitious power nations could not hold a fuss-free party, right? Yes, but they could try, and that is what really happened when King Henry VIII of England decided to join Francis I of France in order to "unleash" the treasures of nations and promote a feast of at least three weeks of orgies and extravagances.
The venue was known as “The Golden Cloth Field, ” where the main pavilion was a tent painted like a castle over 1, 100 square meters in size. It was absurd with wine fountains, games, tents with gold cloth fabrics (hence the name), music and, among other things, fights and battles. So, speaking of fights ...
That's where the baguio went crazy ...
The two kings, in ecstasy of their revelry, discussing their misdemeanors, eventually fought a wrestling battle, the style of which is part of the famous "Olympic fight" or "Greco-Roman". Henry challenged Francisco and eventually fell ill when the Frenchman left him on the floor. Upset, the English king broke up the party. As if that were not enough, his grudge was such that he decided to ally himself with one of Francis I's rivals, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
What happened? Within a month, the three were at war.
4. The Feast of the American Constitution
About five months of meeting in Philadelphia, with big intellectual names from the United States, passed for the constitution of the country to be completed. If some meetings lasting about an hour or two are already boring, just imagine what the convention that gave rise to the American Constitution was like. Accordingly, according to the Cracked Web site, on September 15, 1787, two days before the document was signed, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and the other 53 participating delegates began a large party.
And the desire to drink was great, because in the bill there were more than 100 bottles of wine, 12 of beer, 22 bottles of porter beer, 8 barrels of whiskey, 8 cider and 7 jars of punch. Surely there is more alcohol here than science presumes to be the limit for 55 humans to drink without risk of death, that is ...
Of course I was going to give m… wrong thing…
What exactly happened is not quite clear, but probably a big mess started at the party. In addition to the high value of the bill due to all the alcohol consumed, the hotelier responsible for the meeting place charged a 2% fee for damages, which included bottles, tables, punch jars, and potty (yes, potty… ) broken.
3. The Colosseum Inauguration Games
All the architecture and history behind the Colosseum enhances the importance of this monument to society. The site is one of the most impressive human constructions that endures to this day. The Colosseum's history of battle and competition is not at all tranquil, but surely, at the height of its grandeur was its housewarming party. The citizens of Rome attended the event with over 9, 000 animals sacrificed and celebrations watered large quantities of wine during more than three months of celebration.
Its consequences…
At this party it was not the consequences themselves that made her consider herself insane. Undoubtedly, the madness in the period in which thousands of gladiators participated in drinking and bloodshed orgies was enormous, but it was an additional promoted by Emperor Titus that really made this event so inconsequential.
Not satisfied with the more than 100 days of celebration, the emperor promoted two great simulations of naval battle in the middle of the Colosseum. Unlike gladiatorial battles, which rarely ended in death, “naumakias, ” as naval combat was known, were battles in which participants fought to the death. Many fighters died in the huge artificial ocean mounted in the arena.
2. The time Alexander the Great got drunk and ended up with a city
From his Macedonian army Alexander the Great conquered Persepolis, the ancient center of the Achaemenid empire. Because of the great significance of the conquest, they decided to make a great celebration, which would be one of the craziest in history. It was considered a symposium, as some celebrations in Ancient Greece were called that involved drunkenness after a banquet.
Drink and lose track…
According to sources quoted by Cracked, Alexendre's warriors, as well as their own leader, were drunk without emotional control. Conflict and argument broke out until, at one point, the conqueror finished his bottle of wine, broke it in the head of one of his companions, and had the brilliant idea of taking revenge on Persepolis for Greece and setting the city on fire.
The city, the object of Alexander's desire for most of its battles, was destroyed shortly after its conquest. The next day there was remorse and shame over the action, and of course a huge hangover.
1. The Wari Civilization Funeral
The Wari civilization held a celebration as mysterious as its existence. They simply threw an unexplained party before leaving for the extinction of their people. At some point in their lives, the Wari members split to pursue individual struggles and gradually ceased to exist. After more than a thousand years, all that is known about this nation is based on the discovery of a large collective tomb, opened in 2013, in which there were thousands of objects made of pottery, gold and bronze, belonging to the Wari empire.
An inexplicable goodbye
More than a thousand years after the existence and end of the Wari civilization, it is only known that, for some reason, some members of this people came together and promoted a celebration of over a thousand liters of alcohol. They themselves produced the drink for the party and after drinking a lot, until they reached levels of stupor, set fire to the remaining stocks before parting for the rest of their lives. It is believed that this was a ritual to say goodbye to their mysterious culture.
So, what did you think about humanity's most insane historical festivals? Do you agree with the order of the list? Be sure to participate in the comments.
* Posted on 8/27/2015
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