On June 10 near the Turkish city of Edirne unusual festival is held - Oil Wrestling.
This competition is held in Turkey since 1640. Oil Wrestling is called so because the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil. They put on a special uniform – leather shorts kispet which are traditionally made of buffalo skin and weigh up to 13 kg.
The main goal of the competition is to pin the opponent to the ground, but oiled bodies are incredibly slippery, and this task is extremely difficult.
Sometimes fights continue for hours. The winner is awarded with a gold belt weighing 1.5 kg, which he owns exactly one year up to the next competition.
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This competition is held in Turkey since 1640. Oil Wrestling is called so because the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil. They put on a special uniform – leather shorts kispet which are traditionally made of buffalo skin and weigh up to 13 kg.
