Why do we take lunch (usually) at 12 o clock?
2007-02-10 14:53:04 · 13 answers · asked by Michael R 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
It used to be because 90% of the people worked on farms and took off during the hottest part of the day, midday, to escape the Sun at its zenith and to refresh themselves.
2007-02-10 15:02:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lunch :
take the midday meal;
a midday meal
a snack or light meal taken between any main meals.
The abbreviation " lunch ", in use from 1823, is taken from the more formal "luncheon", which the OED reports from 1580, as a word for a meal that was inserted between more substantial meals.
In medieval England, there are references to nuncheon, a non hench according to OED, a noon draught— of ale, with bread— an extra meal between midday dinner and supper, especially during the long hours of hard labour during haying or early harvesting.
Farmers and laborers in the 1800's, would get up very early in the morning, and break their fast ( which became breakfast) work for approx 6 hours, and then have a meal at noon or so - then continue working until it began to get dark ( which in Autumn or Fall is around 6 o'clock. So they ate their mid-day meal (lunch) halfway between breakfast and dinner. If they had breakfast at 7 am, and dinner or supper at 7 pm, then *lunch* would be approx at 1.00 pm
2007-02-10 15:08:17 · answer #2 · answered by Kate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I get lunch at 11 30 you don't haved to eat at that time people can be nockturnle and get lunch at 3 am. Live with it you dumbbut
2007-02-13 10:52:26 · answer #3 · answered by charles m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't take lunch at 12. I take lunch at 1.
2007-02-10 15:13:56 · answer #4 · answered by hello world 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people go to work at 7-8am. By twelve, that's usually the midway point and makes the most sense to have the longest break of the day then. So why not eat at that time.
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2007-02-10 14:59:23 · answer #5 · answered by Eric L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i start work at 8 and finish at 4, so you would think that lunch should be at 12. unfortunately its at 1, so after 45min break i only have2 1/2 hours left after waiting 5 hours!!!!
2007-02-14 06:35:00 · answer #6 · answered by jademonkey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Midway through the day + gives you time to digest it before 3pm tea.
2007-02-10 15:00:56 · answer #7 · answered by Indiana Jones 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
noon marks the half way point for the day (24 hours).
2007-02-10 15:02:19 · answer #8 · answered by B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of peak temperature... v will feel hunger at tat time.. so v r preferring this time for lunch..
2007-02-10 15:01:01 · answer #9 · answered by NMD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well we need a set time...that's customary duh...what time would YOU like to have it? and stop starring ur own question, yes we can tell.
2007-02-10 14:56:56 · answer #10 · answered by aerie anna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋