Cheese-rolling

Monkey Buffet

What?

seasonal festival; people race downhill to catch cheese

festival where around 2,000 local monkeys are fed fruit and vegetables

Where?

Cooper's Hill, Gloucester, England

Pra Prang Sam Yot Temple, north of Bangkok, Thailand

When?

spring every year

every year

Who?

people from all over the world

tourists and local people

Why?

to see who will be first to catch the cheese

to get more tourists to the area; to celebrate religious story about a monkey

How?

with great difficulty - the hill is very steep, and many people get injured

the organisers buy around 2,000 kg of fruit and vegetables