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Carrot Festivals
by W.Holidays
The carrot is celebrated in several countries around the world.
- January 18th: The Holtville Annual Carrot Festival, Holtville, California A week long festival. 2008 with mark its 60th festival.
- 1st weekend in June: Beypazarı Havuç, Güveç (Traditional Dish), Turkey
- July: Carrot Carnival, Ohakune, New Zealand
- 2nd Saturday in August: Annual Carrot Festival, Creances, France
- August 18th: Carrot Fest: Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada
- September: Annual Carrot Festival, Schenectady County, New York
- 2nd Friday, Saturday and Sunday in September: Fête de la Carotte (Annual Carrot Festival), Croissy sur Seine, France
- 1st Wednesday in November: Rüeblimart (Carrot Festival), Switzerland
Ways to celebrate the carrot:
- Learn more about carrots and their history.
- Start a carrot top garden in your windowsill.
- Make carrot foods (carrot cake, candied carrots, etc.).
- Use carrot stems to paint.
Carrots of Many Colors photograph is from the Agricultural Research
Service, the research agency of the United States Department of
Agriculture.
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