World Egg Day
About World Egg Day
When is World Egg Day? This holiday is the second Friday in October
What’s all the egg-citement about? Why that’s because today is World Egg Day! This October holiday celebrates and promotes their benefits to your health.. It is truly a world, or international celebration, from China and New Zealand to Great Britain and Mexico.
This is no yolk. Eggs certainly are what they are cracked up to be. Aside from high cholesterol, they are healthy food. High in nutrition, and low in fat, people all over the world enjoy them. And, we all get to celebrate them on this day.
1,000-Year-old Eggs! Now here’s a yummy treat. Buried in the ground for some time, they are a real treat in China.
If you forget to celebrate this day, you will have egg on your face as everyone else will indeed remember it. We can think of a dozen reasons to enjoy this holiday to the fullest. We know eggs-actly how people begin this special day. Have a couple of scrambled eggs for breakfast. At lunch, an egg and olive sandwich sounds perfect. Then, for dinner, you can enjoy an omelet., lunch, or dinner. And, there’s oh so much more you can do with them.
Eggy Trivia
What do you know about them? This eggs-cellant and eggy trivia will greatly expand your knowledge of useful facts.
- The “White Leghorn” chicken is the most popular variety of chicken used in commercial production. This breed produces a white-shelled egg. The hens are consistent daily layers.
- A chicken egg develops over a period of 24 to 26 hours. After the hen has laid the egg, a new one begins to develop within 30 minutes.
- Yes, theyare high in cholesterol. But, researchers now believe the good health benefits outweigh the bad.
- They contain the nutrient “choline”, which promotes good brain function.
- A large egg has just 7 calories. It has 7 grams of protein. And, it is high in minerals and vitamins.
- Older eggs have larger air cells, making them easier to peel off the shell.
- Take the freshness test. Put an egg in a pan of water. If it is fresh, it sinks. If it is old, it floats.
- An estimated 1 in 20,000 eggs contain harmful bacteria. Consequently, it can make you sick once every 84 years.
- In 300 B.C., chicken farmers began incubating chicken eggs in clay ovens.
- Eggs can have as many as 17,000 pores.
- Shampooing with them is good for your hair. As a result, the yolks are often an ingredient in hair shampoo and conditioners.
- The world’s largest chicken egg was laid in 2010 by a hen named “Harriet”. It measured 9.1 inches in diameter.
- Pysanky is a traditional, intricately painted Ukrainian Easter Egg.
- Platypus and the echidna are the only two mammals that lay eggs. However, they are not consumed by humans as they are too small.
- One ostrich egg is equivalent in size to 20 chicken eggs. And it can weigh up to 5 pounds.
How to Celebrate World Egg Day
- First and foremost, eat some eggs today. You can have them for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
- Learn more about their health benefits.
- Have an Egg Hunt. Who says these hunts are only at Easter!? More on Egg Hunts.
- Hold a debate with the question: “Which came first, the chicken or the Egg?”
- Have an Egg throwing contest. It’s a big sport in Great Britain.
- Send an Egg Ecard to family and friends.
- Read an eggy story to your child. We suggest reading “The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg”.
- Decorate them. May we suggest decorating them with an Autumn or Halloween theme? It’s best to hard boil them first.
- Find out how many things are made of or contain them. You might be surprised.
Thought for Today
“A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.” – – Bernard Meltzer
History and Origin of World Egg Day
Although their website did not make the claim, we believe this day was created by the International Egg Commission. Logically, this organization promotes their industry. They have a wealth of information about eggs and about World Egg Day.
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