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Tag Archives: Holiday
October 31 – Happy Halloween – It’s Pumpkin Flavor Time!
Fall is pumpkin season, and Halloween represents the apotheosis of the annual pumpkin frenzy. Or at least, the pumpkin flavor frenzy. It should first be noted that pumpkins are native to North America. In 1584, after French explorer Jacques Cartier … Continue reading
July 4 – Celebrate with Ice Cream!
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month. Certainly a great deal of ice cream is consumed on July 4th, which is celebrated as Independence Day in the U.S. According to a PBS site, the emperors … Continue reading
October 28 – National Chocolate Day
The New York Times reports that Americans spend $21 billion on chocolate every year, but the pandemic drove an even bigger boost in consumption. Most anthropologists trace the use of cacao products to South America over 5,000 years ago. The … Continue reading
October 4 – National Cinnamon Roll Day
According to The Spruce Eats, a website with recipes and articles about food, true cinnamon or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, dates back in Chinese writings to 2800 B.C. Its botanical name derives from the Hebraic and Arabic term amomon, meaning fragrant spice … Continue reading
January 6 – Epiphany, or Twelfth Day of Christmas, a.k.a. Three Kings’ Day – Celebrate with Kings’ Cake!
Epiphany is the time the Three Kings, a.k.a. the Magi, visited Jesus. According to a web site on Christmas customs, Epiphany means “revelation” and refers to the coming of the Wise Men to Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus, when … Continue reading
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