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Kaohsiung unveils giant pumpkin lantern ahead of Halloween

10/23/2024 04:27 PM
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Photo courtesy of Kaohsiung City Education Bureau Oct. 22, 2024
Photo courtesy of Kaohsiung City Education Bureau Oct. 22, 2024

Kaohsiung, Oct. 23 (CNA) A 22-meter inflatable pumpkin lantern was set up in Kaohsiung's Aozihdi Forest Park on Tuesday, as the city prepares to launch a series of Halloween-themed events later this week.

At a promotional event, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) noted that at 22 meters, the pumpkin lantern is even taller than the 18-meter inflatable duck that became an icon in the city's Love River Bay.

Following a test-lighting on Thursday, the pumpkin lantern will make its official debut on Friday, as part of a larger schedule of Halloween-related events being held at Aozihdi Forest Park from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3, city officials said.

CNA photo Oct. 22, 2024
CNA photo Oct. 22, 2024

In addition to the pumpkin lantern, the Halloween festivities will also include nightly laser light shows, starting every half hour between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

A Halloween parade will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, while a stage show, presented by the Public Television Service's children's channel, will take place between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Oct. 26 and 27 and Nov. 2 and 3, the city government said.

(By Lin Chiao-lien and Matthew Mazzetta)

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Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (standing, in black cape) and popular children's program presenter Granny Fruity Pie hand out snacks and candies to people who attended a press event held to promote the city's Halloween events on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Kaohsiung City Education Bureau Oct. 22, 2024
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (standing, in black cape) and popular children's program presenter Granny Fruity Pie hand out snacks and candies to people who attended a press event held to promote the city's Halloween events on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Kaohsiung City Education Bureau Oct. 22, 2024
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