Hummus Day

Hummus Day is an annual event celebrated on the third Thursday in May.[1] The holiday started in 2012.

The holiday was started by Ben Lang, Miriam Young and a team at a hackathon in Tel Aviv and has been marked by hundreds of thousands of people each year since its inception.

The event celebrates hummus, a Middle Eastern dip/spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. People are encouraged to eat hummus for breakfast, lunch and dinner on the day itself.

Each year the holiday has gone viral around the world. Hundreds of thousands shared it on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. Many of them take photos of themselves eating hummus and post it on social networks.

A crowdsourced map was created in honor of the event to show hummus places around the world.[2] [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Sabra Celebrates National Hummus Day With Fans Across America". Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  2. ↑ Tim Marcin. "International Hummus Day 2015: Easy Recipes, Ideas For Tasty Holiday". Ibtimes.com. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  3. ↑ http://www.timesofisrael.com/hummus-map-shows-off-israeli-tech-and-taste/
  4. ↑ Yeger, Ro. "Israel gears up for International Hummus Day - Israel News - Jerusalem Post". Jpost.com. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  5. ↑ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/international-hummus-day/
  6. ↑ "Come celebrate International Hummus Day with us". Tlv1.fm. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  7. ↑ Zimmerman, Edith (2013-05-13). "Hummus Day Returns". Thehairpin.com. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  8. ↑ Erika Davis. "It's Hummus Day!". Thejewishweek.com. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  9. ↑ Nancy Messieh (2012-03-07). "Innovation Israel Hosts its First Hackathon". Thenextweb.com. Retrieved 2015-06-06.

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