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The Night of the Radishes is an annual event in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico, dedicated to the carving of oversized radishes to create scenes that compete for prizes in various categories. The event has its origins in the colonial period when radishes were introduced by the Spanish. Oaxaca has a long wood carving tradition and farmers began carving radishes into figures as a way to attract customers’ attention at the Christmas market, which was held in the main square on December 23. In 1897, the city created the formal competition. As the city has grown, the city has had to dedicate land to the growing of the radishes used for the event, supervising their growth and distribution to competitors.
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The event has also added categories for scenes made not from radishes but instead from dried corn husks.
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By AlejandroLinaresGarcia [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
By AlejandroLinaresGarcia [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
By AlejandroLinaresGarcia [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
By AlejandroLinaresGarcia [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
Great fun!
Veery cool!