September 30 is a pumpkin festival in Austria

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September 30 is a pumpkin festival in Austria

One of the special holidays of September is the Pumpkin Festival in Austria. Every year on September 30, this holiday gathers the population of large and small towns of this country. On the holiday you can taste a variety of antique delicacies made from pumpkin: soups, confectionery, drinks and more. In connection with the holidays, there will be various exhibitions, presentations of various exhibits made of pumpkin. Another highlight of the festival is the pumpkin race. To do this, one of the largest fruits of the pumpkin is selected, its inner part is cut out and a small pumpkin vessel is formed. In such pumpkin "boats" there are water races. In addition, there will be exhibitions of pumpkins, from the largest to the smallest, as well as various sculptures made of pumpkins. At present, we also have exhibitions of various works of art in the "carvin" method. Pumpkin is also recognized in medicine as a very medicinal vegetable. In nature, there are 13 species of squash. In addition to its fruit, the seeds are also very medicinal. His homeland is North and South America. The fruit contains 15-18% dry matter, 4-11% sugar, ascorbic acid, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, nitrogen compounds, 0,7% connective tissue, 0,5% protein, 0,2% fat, 0,6 , 20% ash, seeds contain 40-XNUMX% fat. Pumpkin is eaten boiled, steamed and fried.