
Midnight breakfast is a generic term for a
communal meal served at some
American college
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s and
universities
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, often served during finals week.
Culinary dishes that are generally considered
breakfast
Breakfast is the first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night. Various "typical" or "traditional" breakfast menus exist, with food choices varying by regi ...
foods are served in the school's
dining hall late at night (hence "
midnight
Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours.
...
") as a
study break before or during
final exams, or as a traditional community-building event. Sometimes food is served by faculty and staff.
Midnight breakfast is an occasional event and should not be confused with school dining facilities that operate 24 hours a day on a regular basis.
References
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Academic meals
Student culture in the United States