Switzerland Travel

Thursday, March 01, 2007

The Captivating and Largest Pumpkin Championship

Have you been in other countries and seen how people from those countries contest for the "largest" object that they possess? Seeing such events is utterly funny but for these countries, such events have deep foundations; an example of these reasons is the celebration of overwhelming harvest.

One occurrence of these festivities is the European Biggest Pumpkin Championship in Switzerland that will be held on October this year. You may find this event mirthful|, but hey, you better grow your pumpkin to be large enough to beat the last winning record of 341 kilograms. This outstanding festivity is celebrated every year, courtesy of the popular Jucker Farmart in Zurich. Though this festivity may not be as large as the prestigious Olympics, the European Biggest Pumpkin Championship gathers lots of people from the different corners of Europe just to show off how big they can grow their pumpkins.

We all know that Switzerland is a country that has a lot to offer, from its kaleidoscopic sceneries to its local and incomparable finds. But aside from these reasons, Switzerland is visited by people because of overwhelming festivities such as the European Biggest Pumpkin Championship. Genuinely, Switzerland is not only fortunate in history and economy but also in culture and lifestyle.

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