Winter Holiday Foodways (Dec 2011)

December and January are rich with holiday celebrations throughout the world. Many of these are tied historically to the winter solstice, the longest night of the year and a time of fear of the darkness and end of the harvest. Food and eating are usually a part of these celebrations, and often represent generosity, community, and light. Christmas is a major holiday, and the Christmas season includes numerous celebrations and rituals with variations throughout the world. We recognize here all the holidays celebrated this time of year and emphasize the food connections between them all as well as ways in which we use foodways traditions to make those holidays meaningful to us.

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