by Dr. Marli Botha
Pineapple is no longer a rarity on our table. In Thailand, a festival dedicated to this beloved fruit is held every year. The name of this holiday is “Pineapple Festival”.
Every year on June 2nd, falls the pineapple festival of Thailand. The people of Thailand have been celebrating the pineapple festival for decades together. The festival involves celebration with dance shows, agricultural fairs, and decorated pineapple fruit carts exchange of fruits and so on. A lot of games and fun activities are organized in the festival. Pineapples are given as prizes for all the winners of the games. The pineapple festival in Thailand is more of a fun and fare event where people of Thailand have fun celebrating the fruit and season of pineapples.
However, Thailand is not the only country to host a pineapple festival. In other countries, too, this wonderful fruit is famous. For example, pineapple festivals are held in India, Florida and Hawaii (USA), San Miguel (Azores), Bahamas, Malaysia and Mozambique.
