【明報專訊】Are you a fruit lover? Let's take a look at some famous fruit festivals to see how people around the world put the fruits beyond the table.

◆Mango festival in the Philippines

Mangoes are regarded the "national fruit" of the Philippines. The Mango Festival is held every April in the province of Zambales (三描禮士), where you can find the sweetest mangoes in the country. The festival is highlighted by the grand parade, which features a street dancing competition. (photo.1)

◆Tomato festival in Spain

La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Bunol (布尼奧爾) in Spain. Participants throw more than one hundred metric tons of overripe tomatoes in the streets for entertainment purposes. The one-hour tomato fight makes the little town one of the most popular tourist destinations. (photo.2)

◆Pumpkin festival in Germany

Germany has the largest pumpkin festival in the world. Over 450 thousands pumpkins are on display in the Ludwigsburg (路德維希堡) Pumpkin Festival for more than two months. There is a large variety of pumpkin related food to taste, and also giant pumpkin carving and pumpkin regatta, etc. (photo.3)

■English highway﹕Highlighted

If something is highlighted, it is drawn special attention to.

e.g. The important issues are highlighted in the report.

■Glossary

overripe (adj) 過熟的

giant (adj) 巨大的

carving (n) 雕刻品

regatta (n) 划船比賽

[Smarties' Power English 第235期]