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Pumpkin Festival Near Berlin Features Giant Sculptures of Powerful Women, in Photos
The festival features 15 giant pumpkin sculptures of historic women and attracts up to 12,000 visitors on weekends, showcasing over 500 pumpkin varieties and diverse pumpkin foods.
- This year the Klaistow farm near Berlin hosts its pumpkin festival, located 56 kilometers southwest of the capital, attracting up to 12,000 visitors on weekend days with over 100,000 pumpkins displayed.
- Organizers say the festival began as Germans embraced American Halloween customs and have explored many themes, with co-runner Antje Winkelmann recalling the first exhibition traced the pumpkin's European origins.
- This year the exhibition features larger-than-life pumpkin sculptures including Marge Simpson, Frida Kahlo, Pippi Longstocking, Bertha Benz, German automotive pioneer, and Elsa from Frozen.
- Visitors left inspired to try new pumpkin dishes as food offerings include stuffed pumpkin, chicken in pumpkin sauce, and bakery items, while 30 kinds of pumpkins were for sale.
- The pumpkins on display come from the farm's patches and from around the world, and Antje Winkelmann said `We realized there really were and are a lot of amazing women` and `it really felt like it was time for women to be the topic`.
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At a pumpkin festival near Berlin, powerful women take shape
BEELITZ, Germany: The pumpkin is the undisputed star of the show at the Klaistow farm near Berlin. Over 100,000 pumpkins in various shapes and colors are laid out across the farm and on shelves along its winding paths — 500 different varieties from around the world, each labeled with its name and origin. The huge pumpkin festival on the farm 56 kilometers (35 miles) southwest
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At a pumpkin festival near Berlin, powerful women take shape — one gourd at a time
The Klaistow farm near Berlin is celebrating autumn with its massive pumpkin festival. Visitors can explore over 100,000 pumpkins, including 500 varieties from around the world.
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