See FOOD FESTIVALS for December Food & Beverage Festivals DECEMBER IS:• Grain of the Month: Buckwheat
[Whole Grains Council] (Buckwheat Trivia & Facts) • National Egg Nog Month
(Eggnog Trivia & Facts --- Egg Nog Recipes) • National Fruit Cake Month
(Holiday Fruit Cake Recipe --- Fruitcake Trivia) • Root Vegetables Month (Root Vegetable Articles) • National Pear Month: Many fruits are out of season during the winter months. Pears are available fresh during this time. (Pear Trivia & Facts --- Pear Quotes) • [Worldwide Food Service Safety Month] (created in 1994 by the National Restaurant Association)
VARIABLE DATE EVENTSDAYS- National Bartender Appreciation Day (Dec 6, 2024 - 1st Friday) [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- National Rhubarb Vodka Day (Dec 7, 2024 - 1st Sat)
- Winter Solstice: Winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere, Summer begins in the Southern Hemisphere. (Dec 21, 2024)
"Now commences the long winter evening around the farmer's hearth, when the thoughts of the indwellers travel far abroad, and men are by nature and necessity charitable and liberal to all creatures. Now is the happy resistance to cold, when the farmer reaps his reward, and thinks of his preparedness for winter…"
Henry David Thoreau, 'A Winter Walk'
- Hanukkah (Chanukah) begins Dec 25, 2024 ends Jan 2, 2025 (Hanukkah Recipes from El Al)
- [World Pear Day] (Dec 7, 2024 - 1st Sat) To bring greater global attention and awareness to pears with both consumers and global retailers, importers and wholesalers.
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