From 5 pm, the gardens are embellished with and theatre performances, food and drink stalls, special illuminations and even mythical creatures.

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Bart Nunnelly has written several books on the mythical creatures that he believes live in the Kentucky forests.

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Among the finds is a mysterious leather object depicting a gladiator fighting mythical creatures that may have once adorned a chariot, it said.

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Even though there are plenty of pictures of animals and mythical creatures, Dr Dahl says there are no representations of the human form of any kind.

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He said word spread quickly that he was in possession of an unknown animal -- often speculated in his region to be chupacabras, or mythical creatures, he said.

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At 4 am, when the wake-up bells ring each morning, the tall trees smell like earth and fog creeps around the elegant Burmese-style pagodas and gazebos, making their statues of mythical lions and other creatures look as though they have just emerged from another world.

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