Go ahead and have a fill of all that's happened and happening today, the 25th of February!!
February 25th has a lot of food celebrations hosted and observed across the world, not to mention the marked out history recorded on this day.
February
25th is the fifty-sixth (56) day in the Gregorian Calendar. On this
day, 1836, Circus showman, P.T Barnum exhibited African American slave, Joice
Heth, claiming she was the 161-year-old nursemaid to George Washington; A London
Pedestrian walked 20 miles backwards then forward in 8 hours in 1838; In 1862, The
United States note – the first fiat paper money that was legal tender in
America – was authorized by the US Congress; and in 2007, riot police were
deployed to control communal clashes that claimed lives in southern oil-rich
land, Ogoni, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Now
for celebrations and holidays observed on the 25th of February all
over the continent, we have:
1.
Clam
Chowder Day
Clam
Chowder is a popular fish soup made up of its key ingredient which is mostly
clams and other ingredients such as diced potatoes, celery, onions, etc. It has
its origins from the New England area.
For
lovers of this soup, I bet you didn’t think there was a holiday observed to
celebrate the tasty richness of this beloved fish soup.
To
join the celebration, you can simply order for a Clam Chowder or you could
prepare your homemade Clam Chowder.
Check
out this Clam Chowder recipe https://todaysdatetv.blogspot.com/2020/02/clam-chowder-day-recipe-for-best-clam.html
For
many years nuts have been a principal of the human diet. The ancient Greeks and
Romans were fond of the walnut, the Chinese believed the hazelnut was one of
the five sacred nourishment's and the Native Americans relished the pecan. And we
chocolate lovers consider chocolate as divine. And since the 19th
century its become a common practice to coat or dip nuts and fruits into melted
chocolate.
Dark
chocolate possesses a substantial amount of antioxidants, while the nuts
contain the essential fatty acids and linolenic acids. Nuts also provide
arginine, a substance that may help make the walls of the arteries more
flexible and less prone to blockage from blood clot formation. Various nuts are
good sources of vitamins E and B2 and are rich in protein, folate, fibre and vital
minerals, such as magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and copper.
To
celebrate, have your combination of chocolate-covered nuts. I mean there’s a
lot to choose from, how about M & M??
Enjoy!!
Shrove
Tuesday is a day in February or March immediately preceding Ash Wednesday, that
is observed and celebrated by Christians / in some Christian countries by
eating pancakes.
Shrove
Tuesday gets its name from the ritual of ‘shriving’ that Christians used to
undergo in the past. In shriving, a person confesses their sins and receives
absolution for them. Pancakes were traditionally eaten on the day before Ash
Wednesday because they were a way to use up eggs, milk, and sugar before the
fasting season of the 40 days of Lent.
It
is observed by many Christian denominations including orthodox churches.
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