Do you need to find out about National Cocoa Day, when is National Cocoa Day 2017, and how many days until National Cocoa Day 2017 with countdown clock. We hope the information provided below will please you.
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About Cocoa and National Cocoa Day
Here are five things to know about Cocoa:
- Cocoa was first used to make hot chocolate by Aztecs. The drink was called xocolatl, which means bitter water.
- The Swiss consume the most chocolate per capita, which is 22 pounds each compared to 11 pounds each in the United States.
- Cocoa grows from cacao trees and the name cocoa bean was from a spelling mistake made by English importers in the 18th century.
- Fine chocolate is pricy because every stage of cocoa production is down by hand: planting, irrigating, harvesting, fermenting and drying.
- Amsterdam is the worlds most important cocoa port: 500k-600k tonnes of cocoa per day.
National Cocoa Day is an annual event, observed every year on December 13.
When is National Cocoa Day 2017?
- National Cocoa Day 2017 is observed on Wednesday, December 13, 2017
National Cocoa Day 2017 Countdown Clock
The National Cocoa Day Countdown Clock will show you the number of days, hours, minutes & seconds until the next National Cocoa Day.
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