Njalo ngonyaka ngoJulayi 11, abathandi bobumnandi bayagubha Usuku lukashokholethi lomhlaba (Usuku Lomhlaba Kashokholethi). Leli holide elimnandi lasungulwa futhi laqala ukuqhutshwa amaFulentshi ngo-1995.
Kukholakala ukuthi ama-Aztec aba ngabokuqala ukufunda ukwenza ushokoledi. Bakubiza ngokuthi “ukudla konkulunkulu.” Abanqobi baseSpain, abaqala ukuletha eYurophu, babhapathiza ubumnandi ngokuthi “igolide elimnyama” futhi balisebenzisela ukuqinisa amandla omzimba nokukhuthazela.
Kamuva, ukusetshenziswa kukashokoledi eYurophu kwakulinganiselwe kuphela emibuthanweni yasebukhosini. Kuphela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, lapho kufika ukukhiqizwa kwezimboni, abantu ababengebona abe-aristocracy babengajabulela ushokoledi. Abesifazane abadumile babebheka ushokoledi njenge-aphrodisiac. Ngakho-ke, nganginothando lukashokoledi, futhi intokazi yayiqinisekile ukuthi ushokoledi kuphela ongabasa umlilo wothando.
Njengoba kwasungulwa isayensi yesimanje, ushokoledi uqukethe izakhi ezikhuthaza ukuphumula nokululama ngokwengqondo… Oshokoledi abamnyama bavusa ukuqhuma i-endorphins - ama-hormone enjabulo, athinta isikhungo senjabulo, athuthukise isimo sengqondo futhi agcine ithoni yomzimba.
Kukhona futhi i-hypothesis ngokusho ukuthi ushokoledi unomphumela "wokulwa nomdlavuza" futhi uyakwazi ukwehlisa inqubo yokuguga. Kodwa lokho ososayensi abavumelana ngakho ukuphika ikhono likashokoledi lokunciphisa isisindo somzimba! Phela, kuyaziwa ukuthi ushokoledi unothile ngezakhi, kuhlanganise namafutha, ngakho-ke. Nokho, abakuphikisi lokho lokhu kudla okumnandi kungathuthukisa isimo sengqondo seningi labantu emhlabeni.
Ngalo kanye uSuku Lukashokoledi, imikhosi neminye imicimbi enikezelwe kuleli holide elimnandi iba emazweni ahlukene. Kuyathakazelisa ikakhulukazi ukuvakashela amafekthri, amafekthri noma izitolo zamakhekhe ezenza ushokoledi kanye nokuphuma kwawo kulolu suku. Kulapha lapho wonke umuntu etshelwa ukuthi kanjani futhi kusukela kulokho ushokoledi okwenziwa, zonke izinhlobo zemincintiswano nokunambitha, imibukiso yemikhiqizo kashokoledi ngisho namakilasi aphezulu lapho ungazizama khona njenge-chocolatier.