World Chocolate Day

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World Chocolate Day Facts

• The trees that cacao comes from are known as the Theobroma Cacao. The name means food of the gods in Greek. These trees are native to the Amazon and Orinoco river in South America.
• The cacao pods within cacao seeds are typically harvested by hand. This is due to their fragile nature as machines could injure the trees.
• According to livescience, several countries accounted for about 79% of the worlds cacao production in 2018: Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Indonesia, and Brazil.

World Chocolate Day Top Events and Things to Do

• Visit a candy shop or confectionery store and purchase chocolate. They may be offering specials or deals to celebrate the day.
• Invite friends over for a night of sweets. Have everyone bring their favorite chocolate treats and share among one another.
• Watch a movie about chocolate. Here are our suggestions:
  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
  Chocolat - One taste is all it takes (2000)
  Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

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