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Forget fording a river — have you tried ‘gourding’ a pond?

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Pumpkin enthusiasts in Kasterlee, Belgium, celebrated the season by hollowing out enormous pumpkins and boarding them to race around a pond. The annual tradition began in 2008, when local farmers tried to find ways to use their giant gourds weighing over 360 kilograms besides turning them into soup. Disclaimer: Some scenes in this video were shot with a camera that uses software to digitally remove the presence of a selfie stick.

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