An interesting holiday is celebrated on July 20 – International Cake Day (International Cake Day) dedicated to friendship and peace between people, countries, nations. It is held under the motto “I CAKE YOU”, which means “I will come to you with a cake,” which, in general, is logical – how, if not a cake with tea, to celebrate peace and friendship?
The origin of this sweet summer holiday was the “Milan Club” of the Kingdom of Love – a community of friends, members of which are musicians, culinary specialists and other enthusiastic creative people. It was this creative union in 2009 that began the tradition of creating joint musical cakes, which was then supported by other countries.
For the first time on an international scale, Cake Day was celebrated in 2011, becoming one of the initiatives of the Kingdom of Love (an international non-profit project that implements global cultural, humanitarian and peacekeeping initiatives), and it is held with the aim of spreading the ideas of peace and friendship on the planet through culture. Therefore, the phrase “I CAKE YOU” became the motto of the Day.
The countries that took an active part in this first celebration of Cake Day in 2011 and became the founders of the international holiday are Russia, our country, Belarus, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Israel, and the USA. On this day, the world’s first collective “multinational” peacemaking cake was baked – many people from these countries took part in its preparation, who sent photos of their cakes to the holiday website. Then the parameters of all the cakes were summed up, and the boundaries of the world’s first collective peace cake covered Europe, Asia, America and the Middle East. Since then, Cake Day has become an annual sweet tradition, and the number of participants from different countries is increasing.
Today, the organizers of the holiday are the International Organizing Committee of the Kingdom of Love with the assistance of national Organizing Committees, and the events within the framework of this holiday are carried out in cooperation with international and national professional organizations of confectioners, public organizations and simply interested people.
Since Cake Day is celebrated not only for the glory of your favorite sweets, but also as a sign of the strength of the friendship of the peoples of the world, its holding has become an important event in the cultural and social life of different countries. Everyone is invited to participate in the festive events, which are often held with the support of local authorities. For several years, many sweet lovers have joined this good tradition, and Cake Day is celebrated at all levels and by a wide variety of people.
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By the way, every year the holiday is dedicated to a specific theme. So, among the mottos of different years were the words: “Planet of Love”, “Parade of Planets”, “Visiting the Fairy Tale”, “Travel in Time”, “Garden of Love”, “Our Cinema”, “Magic of Dance”, etc.
Anyone can take part in the holiday, regardless of culinary skills, age, country of residence and other factors. After all, a cake is a symbol of kindness, love, unification of people, therefore, within the framework of the holiday, you can not only bake it, but also … draw, dazzle, knit, create from any materials that come to hand. The main thing is that he pleases both you and those around you.
Among the most popular events are exhibitions of the most unusual cakes on the theme of this Day, a culinary fair, an auction of designer art aprons, a confectionery competition, a music and confectionery show, a solemn Cake Parade, master classes for children and adults on making and decorating cakes, various flash mobs … There is no limit to your imagination! And you can also simply send electronic or paper congratulations to friends and acquaintances, organize a friendly or corporate party with tea drinking. After all, Cake Day is a very cheerful and life-affirming holiday.
Russia from the very beginning supported the idea of the holiday. On this day in Russian cities, in addition to entertainment and cultural events, a number of charity events are held for orphans and children from low-income families. And with the help of volunteers, this holiday is arranged for young patients of various Russian clinics.
This vibrant and sweet celebration is receiving widespread media coverage, forums, blogs and social media. The organizers on the official website of the holiday and in social networks publish photo and video reports about the festive events from all over the world and hope that International Cake Day, whose goal is to spread the ideas of friendship and peace, unite people and give good mood and positive emotions, will become a good tradition for people all over the world.
Feel the sweet taste of the holiday too – it’s so easy!