National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day
About National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day
When is National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day? This holiday is always celebrated on March 24
National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day is today. This March 24 holiday is a day to enjoy this tasty combination of chocolate and fruit. Chocolate lovers who like raisins, find the combination simply irresistible. Kids find them irresistible, too. Giving them to your kids is one way to get them to eat healthy raisins.
Are you watching your waistline? National Chocolate Raisin Day will not help you here. You’re on your own.
While you munch on a few chocolate-covered raisins today, browse through our Chocolate Trivia article.
Follow the Logic?: Chocolate is made from cocoa beans (a vegetable) and raisins are from grapes (a fruit). And, we all know that vegetables and fruit are good for you. Therefore, aren’t chocolate-covered raisins good for you?
How to Celebrate National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day
It’s pretty clear how to celebrate and enjoy this day simply because it is a food holiday. Here are a few ideas:
- Chow down on a bunch of chocolate covered raisins.
- Don’t buy them. Make them yourself.
- Bring some to work to share with your co-workers. Share pictures on social media of you and your friends enjoying this holiday.
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History and Origin of National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day
Despite our extensive, in-depth research, we have not yet found the creator or the origin of this day. This day was most likely created by the candy makers. We also find it surprising that this day is during the Christian season of Lent when many people give up chocolates. Sometimes, life just isn’t fair……..
We found no documentation in congressional records to confirm that this is truly a national day. Nor, did we find a presidential proclamation.
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This Day in History
Besides National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day, here are some things that happened on this day:
- German scientist Robert Koch announces he has discovered the bacillus that causes Tuberculosis. (1882)
- The Kennedy half dollar is put into circulation. (1964)
- Magician Harry Houdini was born on this day in 1874.
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Did You Know? Furthermore, in addition to National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day, there are literally thousands of daily holidays, special events, and observances, more than one for every day of the year. and many of these holidays are new. People and organizations are creating new holidays regularly. March holidays are no exception. Consequently, at Holiday Insights, we take great efforts to thoroughly research and document the details of each one, as completely and accurately as possible.
