April 4 Holidays

International Carrot Day was founded in 2003 to celebrate a vegetable that was originally purple and yellow in ancient Afghanistan before the Dutch developed the orange cultivar in the 17th century. National Picky Eaters Day was created to destigmatize selective eating and recognize the sensory and texture sensitivities behind food restriction in children and adults. International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action was proclaimed by the UN in 2005 to highlight that an estimated 110 million landmines still lie buried in more than 60 countries. Senegal Independence Day marks April 4, 1960, when Senegal gained independence from France as part of the Mali Federation, then fully as a sovereign state on August 20, 1960. Carrots, crunch, buried metal, and a West African flag.