HAPPY INTERNATIONAL
ICE-CREAM FOR BREAKFAST DAY!!!
ICE-CREAM FOR BREAKFAST DAY!!!
What, you ask, is International Ice Cream for Breakfast Day?
It all started on a snowy February day in Rochester, NY back in the 1970s. Florence Rappaport's youngest two children were bored, it was too cold to go outside and play. So what did their Mom do? Served them ice cream for breakfast, that's what! On that weekend morning, little did she know that her creative attempt to make a slow day exciting would in fact become her legacy.
Mrs. Rappaport's kids grew up and went to college, taking the tradition with them. They told some friends who told some friends, each making the day their own.
Almost forty years later, ICFBD has spread worldwide. The Rappaports, their six children and 13 grandchildren traveled to as far-flung places as Israel, Honduras, Namibia, England, Nepal and even China, sowing the seeds of Ice Cream for Breakfast Day wherever they went and making it a truly international festival.
Local media got a hold of the story in the 80s and shared the holiday with their readers on the front page. Even today ICFBD still makes news in newspapers and magazines around the world. Last year, ICFBD was introduced in a calendar for the first time!
Mrs. Rappaport is no longer with us, but the holiday she created grows yearly.
So, how does one celebrate ICFBD?
Mrs. Rappaport's kids grew up and went to college, taking the tradition with them. They told some friends who told some friends, each making the day their own.
Almost forty years later, ICFBD has spread worldwide. The Rappaports, their six children and 13 grandchildren traveled to as far-flung places as Israel, Honduras, Namibia, England, Nepal and even China, sowing the seeds of Ice Cream for Breakfast Day wherever they went and making it a truly international festival.
Local media got a hold of the story in the 80s and shared the holiday with their readers on the front page. Even today ICFBD still makes news in newspapers and magazines around the world. Last year, ICFBD was introduced in a calendar for the first time!
Mrs. Rappaport is no longer with us, but the holiday she created grows yearly.
So, how does one celebrate ICFBD?
It's simple.
- Eat Ice Cream
- For Breakfast
- On the first Saturday in February
In the Empress Ave. household we could not let the day pass without also participating in this important international event. As such, Nina, Jen, Kelly, and I celebrated with a grand pancake and icecream breakkie!
If you missed out this year, be sure to mark it on your calendar for the years to come. It is definitely worth stopping for a morning to share with your friends and family!
1 comment:
I want to see pics of AFTER you at the pancakes and icecream for breakfast!
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