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The holiday that vampires hate the most: American Garlic Festival. How is the garlic festival celebrated?

In China, garlic is a vegetable with many nutritional benefits and is also the most commonly used condiment in life. In the United States, people also attach great importance to garlic, and even set up a "Garlic Festival" specifically for it. This festival can be said to be the most hated festival for vampires.

Although in traditional American culture, evil creatures such as zombies and vampires are afraid of the smell of garlic, this "Garlic Festival" has nothing to do with vampires and other cultures. This special festival was first established by people in California in the United States in 1979. The local people spend three days on the last weekend of July every year to celebrate and carnival. Why did it originate in California? Because the town of Gray here is the main garlic producing area in the United States, it is also a world-famous garlic hometown. It is not only widely planted, but the garlic processing industry is also very developed.

Today, the Gelei Town Garlic Festival has developed into a world-famous tourism festival. During the festival, Gelei Town will hold concerts and garden parties. Visitors can not only enjoy wonderful country music, but also It’s a feast for the mouth – because during the festival, various delicacies made with garlic will be provided, such as roasted eggplant with garlic sauce, roasted beef with garlic, fried squid with garlic, garlic pasta, garlic cheese and other dishes with garlic as the main ingredient. There are various kinds of garlic that can be eaten directly, such as garlic juice, garlic powder, etc.

It is worth mentioning that the Gele Town Garlic Festival also has a unique specialty - perfume made from garlic, which is said to have the special effect of increasing the delicateness of the skin and is very popular among tourists.