Picnic is a meal in the bosom of nature

It is hardly possible to meet a person who does not know what a picnic is. This word of French origin suggests a boring time spent in nature at a meal in the company of friends.

Since ancient times, the compatriots Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas used the verb pique-niquer, meaning a friendly meal. Each of its participants was carrying some kind of food with them, and then usually on the grass to the accompaniment of a measured conversation all this was eaten.

Types of picnics

The time has passed, but now such an action is pleasing to people. Picnics are manifestations of the harmony of human life and nature, as well as the generosity of people who gather together willingly. It can be different in form:

• Romantic, where together he and he, he and she.
• Family, parents with children.
• Friendly, in a close circle of pleasant people to each other.
• A relative, on which there are families bound by blood ties.
• Corporate, organized by people working together.

In any of these cases, a picnic is relaxation, positive emotions, warm and friendly communication.

What is needed to make the action possible?

Obviously, any pleasant pastime should be prepared in advance. Significance has a record of many nuances: weather, nature, menu, entertainment. Organizing a picnic, it should all be taken into account. The meaning of the action lies in the contemplation of nature and distraction from city vanity. Shish kebab is not obligatory, ready meat is taken with itself.

The place of its holding is a hill, a hillock, from which opens a natural landscape that pleases the soul. It is desirable the proximity of a pond suitable for bathing, the presence of several trees that give a shadow, on which you can fix the tent.

Unsuccessful will be a stay in nature, if present will remain hungry. Stocking products follows from the calculation of the standard of products per adult:

• Meat - 150 g.
• Vegetables and fruit - 200-300 g.
• Marinades and pickles - 100-150 g.
• Bread - 100 g.
• Wine - 450 ml.
• Refreshing drinks - 400 ml.

As practice shows, a picnic manages, if it is attended by two to nine people. If there are more of them, then the organization becomes more complicated, as the collective turns into a crowd. It is advisable in advance to all agree to wear light and comfortable clothes.

Conclusion

Unfortunately, our compatriot rarely goes on a picnic. This is hindered by the tradition of feasts with abundant high-calorie food and strong spirits. They, unlike a light meal in nature, can hardly be called healthy.

Perhaps, in this sense, you can take an example from the French. In the forest surroundings of Alsace 2.5 thousand km of bicycle routes are laid for them. Regularly at the weekend, you can see how they go on picnics to the multicolored twittering flocks of bicyclists with baskets on the trunks.