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== Chocolate in popular culture ==

[[Image:Cadbury eggs.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cadbury Creme Egg]]s are [[fondant]]-filled chocolate eggs.]]

=== Holidays ===

Chocolate is one of the most popular treats given on holidays. On [[Valentine's Day]], a box of chocolate is given, usually with [[flower]]s and a [[greeting card]]. It is given on other holidays, including [[Christmas]], [[Thanksgiving]], and [[birthday]]s, although no special chocolate creation is common on these holidays. On Easter, chocolate eggs are popular gifts. A chocolate egg is a confectionery made primarily of chocolate, and can either be solid, hollow, or filled with cream.

=== Books and film ===

Chocolate has been the center of several successful book and film adaptations. In 1964, [[Roald Dahl]] published a children's novel titled ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''. The novel centers around a poor boy named Charlie Bucket who takes a tour through the greatest chocolate factory in the world, owned by [[Willy Wonka]]. Two film adaptations of the novel were produced. The first was ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'', a 1971 film which later became a [[cult classic]]. Thirty-four years later, a second film adaptation was produced, titled ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''. The 2005 film was very well received by critics<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/charlie_and_the_chocolate_factory/|title=''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' at Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=2008-05-29}}</ref> and was one of the highest grossing films of its year, earning over US$470,000,000 worldwide.<ref name="box">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=charliechocolate.htm|title=Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Box Office Mojo|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=2008-05-29}}</ref> ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' was also recognized at the [[78th Academy Awards]], where it was nominated for [[Academy Award for Costume Design#2000s|Best Costume Design]] for Gabriella Pesucci.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/78academyawards/nomswins.html|title=Nominees and Winners - 78th Annual Academy Awards|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]|accessdate=2008-06-07}}</ref>

''[[Chocolat]]'' is a 1999 [[novel]] by [[Joanne Harris]]. It tells the story of Vianne Rocher, a young mother, whose confections change the lives of the townspeople through magic. The 2000 film adaptation, ''[[Chocolat (film)|Chocolat]]'', also proved successful, grossing over US$150,000,000 worldwide,<ref name="mojo">{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=chocolat.htm|title=''Chocolat'' at Box Office Mojo|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=2008-05-29}}</ref> and receiving [[Academy Award]] and [[Golden Globe]] nominations for [[Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], and Best Original Score.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/BasicSearch?action=searchLink&displayType=3&BSFilmID=38520|title=''Chocolat'' at the Academy Awards database|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]|accessdate=2008-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/23848|title=''Chocolat'' at the Golden Globes database|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|accessdate=2008-05-30}}</ref>