Tuesday, September 4

Believe It Or Not: Spanish People Aren't All That Good Looking...


A combination photo shows participants in the "Concurso de Feos" (Ugly Competition), organized by the Txosna Moskotarrak, perform during the Aste Nagusia (Great Week) fiestas in Bilbao August 23, 2012. The nine-day festivity, which was first celebrated in 1978, is organised between the Txosnas, independent groups of friends in charge of bars and concerts, and Bilbao City Hall, and has run in its present form since 1978.The nine day festivities feature live music, sports, circuses, bullfights, fireworks, large doses of drinking and late nights. REUTERS/Vincent West/Files (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) l




Times are tough in Spain, and people have little to smile about these days. But the annual battle of ugly faces in the Basque city of Bilbao proves that the country has lost none of its sense of humor.


Since 1978, the northern Spanish city of Bilbao has celebrated the "Aste Nagusia" ("Big Week" in Basque), a nine-day festival complete with fireworks, concerts and bullfights as well as food stands and dancing in the streets. One of the highlights of the annual event -- and surely the funniest -- is the "Concurso de Feos," or "the ugly competition."



Men and women, old and young, take the stage to contort their faces into the ugliest grimace possible -- and the grosser, the better.



If you watch the competitors closely enough, you can discern some clear trends and classic faces. For example, one of the more popular faces involves rolling one's eyes until only the whites are visible. This is frequently combined with extended tongues or a mouth that is pulled as wide as possible.


The competition shows that people in the Basque region haven't lost their sense of humor despite the ongoing crisis, which has seen unemployment in Spain climb to almost 25 percent.









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