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The word "Picnic" comes from the French word "Pique-nique" and means that everyone involved should bring their own food, wine and tea. People call this small, outdoor party with no fixed invitation object called Picnic, a veritable picnic was born.

A proper picnic is a ritual. In the 15th century, Gaston III's Hunting Book, dedicated to the hunting-obsessed Count Phoebus, contains a description of a picnic scene. The translation goes like this:

In the morning, before departure, the chef begins to prepare semi-finished products, such as ham pies. When the nobles were hunting, the servants would set up tables and tablecloths in the fields. The keepers of birds and animals must select the animals to be slaughtered and then cooked by a special game chef. The wine must be iced with mountain spring first to ensure that the entrance is cool.

The French pique-nique of the 17th century may have been what we now call a potluck (each participant brings a dish). In the 18th century, it was probably the equivalent of an American saloon. By the 19th century, Americans had generally moved the event outdoors.

A picnic for one

A picnic is usually a social event, but the explorer Joseph. Joseph Rock captured this solo dining setup in 1910 in a pine forest in the foothills of Lijiang in Yunnan Province, China.

Desert leisure

In this photograph, taken in 1909, two campers picnic in front of their camp in the desert under the vast western sky of Northern California.

Lady's party

In 1913, Japanese girls took off their shoes, knelt down and had a picnic. The point of a Japanese picnic is usually not just to share food, but also to enjoy the beauty of nature, such as the moon or cherry blossoms.

A date with the biggest girl in town

British author, archaeologist, and colonial governor Gertrude Bell is best known for her role in the creation of modern Iraq after the First World War. In this 1922 photo, Bell dines in the desert with British and Iraqi officials.

A date with the biggest girl in town

Gertrude was an English writer, archaeologist, and colonial consul. Gertrude Bell is best known for her role in the creation of modern Iraq after the First World War. In this 1922 photo, Bell dines in the desert with British and Iraqi officials.

Clear lake and blue sky

In 1948, participants had a picnic under the clear sky of Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, USA.

Reminisce about the past

In 1991, five World War II veterans enjoyed a picnic near Lake Baikal in Siberia after digging for potatoes. The picnic also ended in a typical Russian rural picnic: singing. This time, the song is about the women's homeland in Ukraine.

Under the apple tree

A family of migrant workers enjoys lunch in the shade of an apple orchard in Yakima Valley, Washington, in 1978.

Evening feast

There are many different types and expressions of the American picnic, including the beach picnic, roast sausage dinner, picnic, barbecue and so on. In this 2008 photo, campers enjoy an evening picnic at Kee-Nee-Moo-Sha Resort in Woman Lake, Minnesota.

Seaside style

Two picnickers relax on a beach east of the Sea of Galilee in Israel in 2009.

Slow Paris

Assorted friends and lovers picnic near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, in 2009.

Shade, good food

A family gathers for a picnic in Poltava, Ukraine, in 2011.

Family time

In a Romanian village in June 2012, a family pauses to make hay and share a meal. This is just the beginning of the hay-making season, which lasts until mid-September. During the summer, families like theirs wake up at 5 a.m. and work until sunset.

At dawn

Two campers have breakfast as the sun rises over the Flathead River in Montana in 2013.