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National Tater Day
What is? : National Tater Day is to celebrate the potato that is loved by almost everyone and provides us with essential vitamins, minerals and fiber.
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When is? : April 6
Frequency : Annual
Observed by : USA
Where it is celebrated / observed? : Nationwide
Origin : The early 1840s
#HashTag : #NationalTaterDay
About : In April there is a celebration of the sweet potato (Tater Day) in part of Kentucky where Sweet potatoes are one of the main cash crops. Tater Day is a large festival in Benton Kentucky. Tater Day brings town the carnival rides, games, a market, a potato eating contest, mule pulls, and a "biggest potato" contest, which attracts large potatoes across the county. It also includes the parade. It also includes political floats, marching band, horses and buggies, clowns, vintage cars, horses, Miss Tater Day, and other things for which Marshall County is known. There is also Junior Miss Tater Day for little girls ages 5 to 12, and Little Mister, Tiny Miss, and Baby Miss Tater day pageants and floats for the younger kids.
Country : UNITED STATES
