Picnic facts for kids
A picnic is an event to eat outdoors, have a break, enjoy the warm sunshine, and have fun in a free time. It is usually held in a park or other open places. People bring the food for picnics in lunch boxes or in picnic baskets. Food for picnics is prepared on location such as by grilling, or at home. After the meal, people often play games and sports, for example, playing catch, badminton and Frisbee. As at other parties, some like to create their own original foods and games.
History
In the 12th century, a picnic was described in the Persian poetry of The Rubaiyat:
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- "A book of verse beneath the bough,
- A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou
- Beside me singing in the Wilderness –
- Ah, wilderness were paradise enough!"
- "A book of verse beneath the bough,
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In 1800, the Picnic Society in London was organized by people who met from time to time to dine together.
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Images for kids
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The artist Thomas Cole depicted "The Picnic" prior to 1860.
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Hunt Picnic by François Lemoyne, 1723
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A nobleman with his entourage enjoying a picnic. Illustration from a French edition of The Hunting Book of Gaston Phoebus, 15th century
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A table on the dock awaits picnickers at Lake Providence, Louisiana, 2013.
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United States Army officers and their families having a picnic at Fort Thomas, Arizona, in 1886
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Picnic in a wooded area (Harry Walker, photographer, circa 1900–1949)
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Picnic area next to the Nature Center at YMCA Camp Bernie
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Picnic shelter at Indian Springs State Park
