Cucurbita fruits including pumpkins and marrows are celebrated in festivals in countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States.ther kinds of gourd, also called bottle-gourds, are native to Africa and belong to the genus Lagenaria, which is in the same family and subfamily as Cucurbita but in a different tribe. These other gourds are used as utensils or vessels, and their young fruits are eaten much like those of Cucurbita species.
Phishâs Jon Fishman May Be Retiring His Side Project, Touchpants. Posted by on Thursday March 31st, 2016. While all of the members of Phish remain active with side projects during the bandâs down time, none are as raucous as that of Jon Fishmanâs band, Touchpants.
After the likes of Paul Potts and Susan Boyle, we should know not to make assumptions based on appearance - and in 82-year-old John Hetlinger's case, we would be right not to. Simon Cowell was left stunned when the retired aero space engineer hit the stage as one of the hopefuls for America's Got Talent. Addressing the panel of judges, which included Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel, Hetlinger revealed that he had been retired for 15 years â which is when he started to rock out at karaoke.