Pumpkins Anyone?
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If you love pumpkins you must pay a visit to Ludwigsburg, Germany for the World's Largest Pumpkin Festival, an annual event held in the fall, that features - well, all things pumpkin, of course!
While the festival, which is held on the grounds of a 17th century castle, features all the normal pumpkin festival items, like competition for the largest pumpkin and all kinds of pumpkin foods, like pumpkin curry and pumpkin jelly, it also has some really cool things that nobody else has.
The first one is pumpkin sculptures - Each year, the organizers decide on a theme, like 'reach for the stars' or 'fairy tales' and the artists get to work building amazing themed structures with pumpkins.
And then, and this is my most favorite one, there is the giant pumpkin boat race - where they carve out large pumpkins and turn them into boats. They then have actual competitions where competitors sit inside and paddle with an oar, to the finish line. Who knows what the prize is, but I'm guessing it is something to do with pumpkins! I would do it just for the fun of it, wouldn't you?
Sources: dailymail.co.uk,dailytelegraph.co.uk,familyonthemove.blogspot.com
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- OliviaMonkeyover 13 yearswhoa!!
- Hannahover 13 yearsIn this article i learned that people are able to maike pumpkin jelly.They also make animals out of pumpkins and they have compatitions.
landmark1058over 11 yearsno they dont
- L.Noahover 13 yearsOne word: PUMPCEPTION!!
monkeywhocantypeover 13 yearsto kayla: You learn something new everyday- Kaylaover 13 yearsToday I learned that people use pumpkins for way more than I thought. They used them for racing and sculpteres. I didn't know that you could use pumpkins for more than just Jack-o-Lanterns.
- Kadenover 13 yearstoday I learned that in Germany they have a parade just for pumkins
- Mattover 13 yearsI learned that in Germany they have pumpkin races in the water.
- Emmilyover 13 yearsToday I learned that they make pumpkin festivals in Germany and make boats out of them and race. Also that they use them for more than just food but for fun things.
- wyattover 13 yearsI think that the germans are trying to get even with us because we have more fun festviles for holdays then they do
- Carlosover 13 yearsi never thought thAT pumpkins could float on water i thought it would sink