Denmark grows 1,198-kilogram pumpkin, a new Scandinavian record
The annual giant pumpkin contest at Tivoli amusement park in Denmark was won by a pumpkin weighing 1,198 kilograms. Its grower, Peter Holst Olsen, set a new Danish and Scandinavian record.
The annual giant pumpkin contest at Tivoli amusement park in Denmark has been won this year by a pumpkin weighing 1,198 kilograms. The giant was grown in his own garden by Peter Holst Olsen, who with it set a new record for Denmark as well as for the whole of Scandinavia.
The winning pumpkin surprised both the contest judges and visitors to the park. It is one of ten giant pumpkins entered in the competition, and all ten are now on display in the Tivoli gardens.
Autumn atmosphere in the park
Tivoli is decked out in autumn colours, with hundreds of pumpkins on show, and the giant pumpkin contest has become one of its main events. As Halloween approaches, artists turn the contest pumpkins into gigantic jack-o'-lanterns and unique sculptures to delight visitors.
Halloween is celebrated on 31 October, and carved pumpkin lanterns are its symbol. The display of giant pumpkins therefore coincides with the run-up to the holiday.
The source does not specify how the pumpkins are weighed or what the previous records were, but the new result of 1,198 kilograms is recognised as the best in Denmark and Scandinavia.
