Re: Largest Pumpkin Festivals....

First time I hear (read) that Belgium is mentioned in this list.......Beside the times I was
greeting the "US of A - pumpkin fanatics", with a "greetings from Belgium".......
 
Anyhow, what pumpkinguy is saying about a possible belgian record of 100.000
pumpkins in one festival or weigh-off,.........I am not sure about it.....
 
BUT, there is a small flemish village called "KASTERLEE", which has the name to be
the Pumpkin-Headquarters of Europe................! ! !
Just go to their website, and you'll see, even the colour of it is orange......:-))
 
www.kasterlee.be
 
On the other hand, I would like to find out which belgian, or even European weigh-offs
you americans have ever heard of ?? I know there are some in Germany. 
The Kasterlee-festival (last sunday of october) has this contest called "the biggest pumpkin",
but I haven't been there yet........
 
GREETINGS FROM BELGIUM  
 
Wim Van Loock
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> Glenn,
>    My son goes to Keane State. Each one of the 20,000 jack o' lanterns are
> lit also. The Keane State Cheerleaders came to my pumpkin patch this year and
> left with 1,200 pumpkins that we donated. I never heard if they broke their
> record. Unfortunately, it is a festival that I may never see. We have 3,000
> people at our house for Halloween and are franticaly getting ready for
> ours......it takes us 2 weeks to set up. I think there is a place
> overseas.....Belgium comes to mind, but i may be wrong. They had over 100,000
> pumpkins..maybe more. Keanes claim to fame is that they are all carved and
> lit at the same time. I believe 50,000 people converge on the small New
> Hampshire town that night.
>                                               pumkinguy
>
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