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"But Fred," you ask, "isn't EVERY day World Chocolate Day, really?"
And I answer: Yes. But this particular holiday, according to Wikipedia, commemorates the supposed date -- July 7, 1550 -- that chocolate was introduced to Europe. So I guess it's another oppressive white colonialist genocidal holiday, like Columbus Day or Thanksgiving. Look for the usual suspects to start busting into chocolatiers' shops and tearing down their chocolate statues.
It's hard not to think of Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas as chocolate holidays, since so much of it is produced for those days, but one also finds lots of chocolate for Jewish holidays, Thanksgiving, and Mother's Day. But wait, there's more! The Wiki page notes that there are other days designated as chocolate-themed holidays, as of course does the National Day page. (Some dates may be different on different years, but these are for 2022.) They are:
National Chocolate Day (U.S.), October 28
International Chocolate Day, September 13 (which was Milton S. Hershey's birthday)
Latvia World Chocolate Day, July 11
Ghana Chocolate Day, February 14 (so, crossover with Valentine's Day)
National Chocolate Candy Day, December 28
National Milk Chocolate Day, July 28
National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day, March 24
National Chocolate Pudding Day, June 26
National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day, August 20
National Cocoa Day, December 13
National German Chocolate Cake Day, June 11
National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day, April 21
National Chocolate Chip Day, May 15
National Chocolate Macaroon Day , June 3
National Caramel Chocolate Day, March 19
National Chocolate Covered Nut Day, February 25
National Chocolate Mint Day, February 19
National Chocolate Cake Day, January 27
National Bittersweet Chocolate Day, January 10
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day, November 7
National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day, January 3
National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day (also February 14, which is like piling on now)
National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day, October 7
National Chocolate Cupcake Day, October 18
National Chocolate Milk Day, September 27
National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, August 4
National Chocolate Ice Cream Day, June 7
National Chocolate Milkshake Day, September 12
National Hot Chocolate Day, January 31
National Chocolate Mousse Day, April 3
National Chocolate Parfait Day, May 1
National Chocolate Wafer Day, July 3
National Chocolate Soufflé Day, February 28
National Chocolate Covered Anything Day, December 16
I may have missed some. I'm not even counting the White Chocolate Days because racism. No, because white chocolate isn't real chocolate. But, for the record, National White Chocolate Day is September 22.
Then there's National Chocolate Month, which is February, and American Chocolate Week, which is the third full week of March.
That's pretty exhausting, and I kind of feel like between these dates and others that pop up like weeds and normal holidays we probably have the whole calendar covered. Which isn't a bad thing necessarily, but remember! Moderation is key to enjoying chocolate every day. Not that I would know anything about that, but that's what I hear.
I have known that people are completely crazy about chocolate since the time I was a tot and heard a report on the school playground from a companion who had come back from a family trip to Montreal. He regaled us with stories of chocolate-covered ants, which seemed to me to be a bridge too far and still does. Here's a delicious recipe for chocolate-covered ants, if you're interested. Strangely enough, there does not seem to be a National Chocolate-Covered Ants Day. Maybe in Canada.
Chocolate month is February, the same as Black History Month!?
ReplyDeleteThat has to be racist, somehow.