I was sitting back with my cup of coffee, planning the events of the season. We have a globe of people in one country and so much has combined to create some neat holiday traditions. In review, I notice the activities throughout the years have had some variations but always with the same goal in mind; to build up the human spirit and reflect on our humanity. At least this is what I hope for.
So far, we have gotten the trick or treating out of the way and all of the ghouls have gone. Now, we must consider Thanksgiving dinner with a mix of holiday decorations. We make plans for who we are going to visit, get out the greeting cards and start gift shopping, hoping to create the right atmosphere so that everyone feels a part of it all.
Moving along, I think about where some of these traditions came from. We know that the turkey came from our early settlers, carols from England, Santa from Scandinavia and Christmas trees from Germany, but how is it that over a relatively short period of time so many influences have combined and been adopted by the masses to create a specific means of celebrating each holiday? I know media had a lot to do with it in the earlier part of the 19th century, but these traditions had rooted themselves in popular American culture before then. So, it may be that people knew enrichment on sight, and that was all they needed to create a timeless tradition in a rather short period of time.
Now, enough of that, I’m onto my holiday main courses and this Thanksgiving holiday we will prepare a traditional turkey dinner, but for Christmas we are going to dine on lasagna and antipasto. My antipasto is going to consist of genuine provolone cheese atop iceberg lettuce along side rolled up slices of Italian salami, ham and pepperoni, and roasted red peppers with black and green olives. I am feeling a little ethic this season and I think it is a wonderful way to embrace a globe of people.
Written by Delightful Biteful