National Doughnut Day
National Doughnut Day is a day of appreciation for doughnuts (or donuts) observed in the United States. The event occurs on the first Friday of June each year. The holiday was established by The Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938, to honor their members who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I.
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The holiday was established by The Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938, to honor the "Doughnut Lassies", women volunteers who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. The doughnuts were often cooked in oil inside the metal helmets of American soldiers, and American infantrymen were then commonly called "doughboys". A more recent tradition is the eating of doughnuts on the holiday.
Observance[edit | edit source]
The holiday is observed on the first Friday of June each year. Many American doughnut stores offer free doughnuts on National Doughnut Day. In 2009, both independent doughnut shops and large national franchises offered free doughnuts in the United States.
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