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SUMMARY:National Hot Chocolate Day
DESCRIPTION:Each year on January 31st\, National Hot Chocolate Day warms up people across the country by celebrating the timeless cold-weather beverage. \n#NationalHotChocolateDay\nHot chocolate is a warm beverage made with ground chocolate\, heated milk or water\, and sugar. In America\, we often use the terms hot chocolate and hot cocoa interchangeably. However\, the two beverages are different. \n\n\n \nCocoa vs Hot Chocolate \nWe make hot cocoa with cocoa powder\, heated milk or water\, and sugar. We’re able to do this thanks to a process developed by father and son chemists. For the thicker\, more flavorful beverage\, we make hot chocolate from ground chocolate containing cocoa butter. It is also called drinking chocolate. Hot chocolate has also been around longer than hot cocoa. In the early 1800s\, Casparus van Houten Sr. developed a process to separate the cocoa solids from the butter. His son\, Coenraad Johannes made those fats more soluble in water. Together their processes made cocoa powder possible. \nBut before then\, everyone drank hot chocolate. This thicker\, creamier beverage often offered medicinal benefits for stomach ailments during the 19th century. In fact\, long before the beverage’s popularity in Victorian times\, it served in ceremonial culture. \nHowever\, humans have been drinking chocolate for a long time. The Mayans likely created the first chocolate beverage 2000 years ago. The Aztecs also included a cocoa beverage as an essential part of their culture by 1400 AD. When Europeans began exploring Central and South America\, explorers brought chocolate and the beverage back with them to Europe from Mexico. \n\n\n \nMake it and Benefit\nHot chocolate can be enjoyed in a variety of combinations\, topped with whipped cream or marshmallows. Sometimes a sprinkle of cinnamon or a dash of peppermint makes the chocolate extra special. In the United States\, many people enjoy an instant form of hot chocolate. It is made with hot water or milk and a packet containing mostly cocoa powder\, sugar\, and dry milk. \nThere are health benefits to drinking hot chocolate. Cocoa contains significant amounts of antioxidants that may help prevent cancer. Studies have shown the flavonoids in chocolate may have a positive effect on arterial health and memory. \nHOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL HOT CHOCOLATE DAY\n\nMake some hot chocolate.\nAdd a variety of toppings.\nInvite a friend to join you for hot chocolate.\nSample different flavors of hot chocolate.\nTaste the difference between hot chocolate and hot cocoa.\nTake a photo and use #NationalHotChocolateDay to post on social media.\n\nSource Link
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SUMMARY:Inspire Your Heart With Art Day
DESCRIPTION:Always observed on January 31st\, Inspire Your Heart With Art Day encourages us to ponder how art affects our hearts. Art is valued and appreciated for all sorts of reasons. \n\n\n \n#InspireYourHeartWithArtDay\nOf the broad spectrum of art created in the world\, the pieces that move us to tears or cause us to burst out into joyous laughter remain with us for a lifetime. Whether we are touched by music or see into an artist’s soul through their work\, art has the power to change us\, to inspire our hearts. \nThe day encourages us to explore the many genres of art and let it inspire us. \nBe sure and check out our featured Artist for Inspire Your Heart With Art Day\, Pam Nielsen. \n\n\n \nHOW TO OBSERVE INSPIRE YOUR HEART WITH ART DAY\n\nVisit an art gallery.\nAttend a live theatre performance.\nRead a good book.\nListen to music.\nAttend a ballet performance.\nStart your masterpiece.\nTeach someone how to play an instrument.\nAttend an art lecture.\nExplore a new technique.\nSee an inspirational film.\nShare your art with others.\n Use #InspireYourHeartWithArtDay to post on social media.\n\nINSPIRE YOUR HEART WITH ART DAY HISTORY\nNational Day Calendar continues researching the origins of this national art celebration. \nSource Link
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