Racing pumpkins, puppets and mythical creatures | Strange News | Newsround

This week’s highlights start with a fun pumpkin contest in Belgium, where people actually paddled giant pumpkins across a lake! Next, in France, crowds enjoyed a huge puppet show featuring a 14-meter-tall minotaur as part of a street opera. And to top it off, a zoo in Belgium put on a magical light show called Dragons of the North, with amazing displays of dragons, trolls, and elves, all lit up with thousands of LED lights. It was a week full of giant pumpkins, mythical creatures, and dazzling lights!

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True – "pumpkins so big that you can climb inside them and paddle across a lake."

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False – "This contest from Belgium."

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False – "The 14-metre-high puppet is a minotaur."

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True – "It's made out of wood and steel."

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False – "The show is called Dragons of the North and also features trolls and elves."

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