Sugar Beet Industry Worker's Day in Russia
November 29 · Level 3 · #1789 of 2238
This is a professional day for people who grow sugar beet and turn it into sugar: agronomists, machine operators, technologists and factory workers. Thanks to them, sugar is on the table all year round.
How it is celebrated: farms and plants hold ceremonial meetings and give awards to the best workers and industry veterans. It is also a natural moment to sum up the autumn harvest and processing season.
The German chemist Andreas Marggraf found sugar in beets in 1747. That discovery launched the story of beet sugar in Europe.