{{Short description|Annual celebration of chocolate, 7 July}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} thumb|A chocolate confection '''World Chocolate Day''', or just '''Chocolate Day''',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-07|title=World Chocolate Day 2020: Why is World Chocolate Day celebrated?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/why-is-world-chocolate-day-celebrated/photostory/76829707.cms|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> is an annual celebration of chocolate,<ref name="clairehealy" /> occurring globally on 7 July,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/world-chocolate-day-what-your-chocolate-says-about-you/story-fneuz8wn-1226980249042|title=World Chocolate Day: What your chocolate says about you|work=NewsComAu|accessdate=5 July 2015|archive-date=8 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108093528/http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/world-chocolate-day-what-your-chocolate-says-about-you/story-fneuz8wn-1226980249042|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="clairehealy">{{cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/food-drink-news/world-chocolate-day-five-things-3823757|title=World Chocolate Day: Five things you didn't know about Ireland and its grá for chocolate|author=Claire Healy|date=7 July 2014|work=irishmirror|accessdate=5 July 2015}}</ref> which some suggest to be the anniversary of the introduction of chocolate to Europe in 1550.<ref name="Mercury">{{cite web|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/lifestyle/international-chocolate-day-the-sweetest-day-of-the-year/story-fnj64o9j-1226981022061|title=International Chocolate Day the sweetest day of the year|work=Mercury|accessdate=5 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/07/0707chocolate-introduced-europe/ |title=July 7, 1550: Europeans Discover Chocolate |first=Hugh |last=Hart |magazine=Wired |date=7 July 2018}}</ref> The observance of World Chocolate Day dates back to 2009<ref name="Ginger Carter-Marks">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XibLM8KUSZ0C&q=%22chocolate+day%22 |title=The 2009 Weird & Wacky Holiday Marketing Guide |author=Ginger Carter-Marks |editor=Kim Mutch-Emerson |date=1 February 2009 |publisher=DocUmeant Publishing |isbn=9780978883157 |access-date=2 October 2017}}</ref> and is not to be confused with International Chocolate Day.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-06-06 |title=World Chocolate Day 2024 🍫 |url=https://digitalhygge.com/world-chocolate-day/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=digitalhygge.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
Other Chocolate Day celebrations exist, such as '''National Chocolate Day''' in the United States on 28 October.<ref name="candyusa.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.candyusa.com/life-candy/candy-holidays/|title=Candy Holidays|work=National Confectioners Association|accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref> The U.S. National Confectioners Association lists 13 September as International Chocolate Day,<ref name="candyusa.com"/> coinciding with the birth date of Milton S. Hershey (13 September 1857).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.biography.com/people/milton-hershey-9337133 | title=Milton Hershey Biography | publisher=Biography.com | accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=Creative Forecasting|volume=20|issue=7–12|page=6|title="September 2008 dates to celebrate"|year=2008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7JPgAAAAMAAJ&q=International+Chocolate+Day+-+This+day+celebrates+the+birth+anniversary+of+Milton+Hershey |accessdate=7 July 2014|quote=International Chocolate Day - This day celebrates the birth anniversary of Milton Hershey (1857 - 1945)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/news-center/blog/milton-hershey-happy-birthday-to-the-man-who-gave-us-inspiration-and-innovation.html | title=Milton Hershey: Happy Birthday | publisher=The Hershey Company | accessdate=2 October 2017 | archive-date=3 October 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003075021/https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/news-center/blog/milton-hershey-happy-birthday-to-the-man-who-gave-us-inspiration-and-innovation.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> Ghana, the second largest producer of cocoa, celebrates Chocolate Day on 14 February.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CPC cash in as Ghanaians celebrate chocolate day |url=https://newsghana.com.gh/cpc-cash-in-as-ghanaians-celebrate-chocolate-day/ |access-date=12 February 2021 |website=News Ghana |language=en}}</ref> In Latvia, World Chocolate Day is celebrated on 11 July.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-07|title=World Chocolate Day 2020 celebrated to mark introduction of food in Europe; all you need to know|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/world-chocolate-day-2020-celebrated-to-mark-introduction-of-food-in-europe-all-you-need-to-know-8569251.html|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
The U.S. National Confectioners Association lists four primary chocolate holidays on their calendar<ref name="candyusa.com"/> (Chocolate Day (7 July), two National Chocolate Days (28 October and 28 December), and International Chocolate Day (13 September)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.candyusa.com/news/reasons-to-celebrate-candy-in-september/|title=Reasons to celebrate chocolate in September|work=National Confectioners Association|accessdate=2 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003030650/https://www.candyusa.com/news/reasons-to-celebrate-candy-in-september/|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>).
==See also== {{portal|Food|Current events}} * List of food days
==External links== * [https://explainerbuddy.com/posts/chocholate-day Chocholate day - Explainer Buddy]
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:Chocolate events Category:July observances Category:Observances about food and drink {{observance-stub}}