World Chocolate Day, or just Chocolate Day,[1] is an annual celebration of chocolate,[2] occurring globally on July 7,[3][2] which some suggest to be the anniversary of the introduction of chocolate to Europe in 1550.[4][5] The observance of World Chocolate Day dates back to 2009[6] and is not to be confused with International Chocolate Day.[7]
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Other Chocolate Day celebrations exist, such as National Chocolate Day in the United States on 28 October.[8] The U.S. National Confectioners Association lists 13 September as International Chocolate Day,[8] coinciding with the birth date of Milton S. Hershey (September 13, 1857).[9][10][11] Ghana, the second largest producer of cocoa, celebrates Chocolate Day on February 14.[12] In Latvia, World Chocolate Day is celebrated on July 11.[13]
The U.S. National Confectioners Association lists four primary chocolate holidays on their calendar[8] (Chocolate Day (July 7), two National Chocolate Days (October 28 and December 28), and International Chocolate Day (September 13)[14]), in addition to variants such as National Milk Chocolate Day, National White Chocolate Day, and National Cocoa Day.
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edit- ^ "World Chocolate Day 2020: Why is World Chocolate Day celebrated?". The Times of India. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ a b Claire Healy (7 July 2014). "World Chocolate Day: Five things you didn't know about Ireland and its grá for chocolate". irishmirror. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "World Chocolate Day: What your chocolate says about you". NewsComAu. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "International Chocolate Day the sweetest day of the year". Mercury. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Hart, Hugh (7 July 2018). "July 7, 1550: Europeans Discover Chocolate". Wired.
- ^ Ginger Carter-Marks (1 February 2009). Kim Mutch-Emerson (ed.). The 2009 Weird & Wacky Holiday Marketing Guide. DocUmeant Publishing. ISBN 9780978883157. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "World Chocolate Day 2024 🍫". digitalhygge.com. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Candy Holidays". National Confectioners Association. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Milton Hershey Biography". Biography.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ ""September 2008 dates to celebrate"". Creative Forecasting. 20 (7–12): 6. 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
International Chocolate Day - This day celebrates the birth anniversary of Milton Hershey (1857 - 1945)
- ^ "Milton Hershey: Happy Birthday". The Hershey Company. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "CPC cash in as Ghanaians celebrate chocolate day". News Ghana. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "World Chocolate Day 2020 celebrated to mark introduction of food in Europe; all you need to know". Firstpost. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Reasons to celebrate chocolate in September". National Confectioners Association. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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