December 25, 2014 – CHRISTMAS – A’PHABET DAY or NO “L” DAY – NATIONAL PUMPKIN PIE DAY

 

                                                        CHRISTMAS

Christmas is celebrated annually on December 25th.
According to Wikipedia, Christmas or Christmas Day (Old English: Crīstesmæsse, meaning “Christ’s Mass”) is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.  A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is prepared for by the season of Advent or Nativity Fast and is prolonged by the Octave of Christmas and the season of Christmastide. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world’s nations, is celebrated culturally by a large number of non-Christian people, and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season.
Source:  www.Wikipedia.com/christmas

A’PHABET DAY or NO “L” DAY

A’Phabet Day or No “L” Day is observed annually on December 25th.
A’phabet Day or No “L” Day is a pun on “Noel.”

National Pumpkin Pie Day December 25

NATIONAL PUMPKIN PIE DAY

Pumpkin pie is one of Americas favorite pie flavors and December 25, of each year, celebrates this pie on National Pumpkin Pie Day.  
Often eaten during the fall and winter months and very popular at Thanksgiving and Christmas, in the United States, pumpkin pie is a traditional sweet dessert.   The pumpkin itself, is a symbol of harvest.
To make a pumpkin pie, the pulp of the pumpkin is mixed with eggs, evaporated and/or sweetened condensed milk, and sugar and is typically flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. 
Pumpkin pie recipes were found in 17th century English cookbooks, such as Hannah Woolley’s 1675, The Gentlewoman’s Companion.  It was in the early 19th century that the pumpkin pie recipes began to appear in American cookbooks.
Pumpkin pie became a common addition to the Thanksgiving dinner in the early nineteenth century when the pilgrims brought it back to New England.
Originally the pumpkin pie was prepared by stuffing the pumpkin with apples, spices and sugar then baking it whole.
There are many seasonal pumpkin pie flavored products that are now available including, ice cream, pudding, coffee, lattes, cheesecake, pancakes, candy and beer.
In the 1844 Thanksgiving poem, “Over the River and Through the Wood” written by Lydia Maria Child, there is reference to pumpkin pie in one of its verses: “Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done? Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!” 
 The song, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” contains the lyric, “Later we’ll have some pumpkin pie and we’ll do some caroling”.
HAPPY NATIONAL PUMPKIN PIE DAY!