National Pizza Day is a day to celebrate pizza, which is a baked flatbread topped with tomato sauce and cheese and baked in an oven. Of course, many toppings and sauces can be added, ranging from meats to vegetables or seafood. Pizza was invented in Naples, Italy in the 10th century.
La Poste France has issued a miniature
sheet commemorating 400 years of Chocolate's arrival in Europe in 1609,
La Poste has created a block of chocolate-scented stamps.
The block of 10 stamps (€0.56 each, for
€5.60) is designed to look like a bar of chocolate and even smells like
one. The stamps depict scenes from the history and manufacture of
chocolate.
The ink used on the stamps contains microcapsules which provide a chocolate scent that will reportedly last up to two years.
Issue date 25 May 2009
Chocolate Dayis celebrated as to do away with the bitter and sour feelings in relationships. On this day, people exchange chocolates with their crushes or partners or relatives and pamper them by gifting them their favorite collection of chocolates or handmade candies.
