In Oaxaca, Mexico, there is a winter festival called the Night of the Radishes. People carve radishes into different shapes. The radishes are often carved to look like people, animals, or objects.
There is a competition for the best radish art. Thousands of people attend the Night of the Radishes festival every year.
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