Throughout the Middle Ages and well into the Elizabethan period, Christmas was an austere and holy season, full of fasting and stringent religious rules. By time January rolled around, people were ready to cut loose. On the first day of January, Europeans came together for a celebration known as the Feast of Fools. The Feast [...]
The Party’s Not Over The Feast of Fools evolved for a thousand years, becoming most popular in France and Great Britain, but reached into Spain, Italy and Germany. By the fifteenth century, the church had enough of the mockery and put an end to the merrymaking by deeming it blasphemous and illegal. However, by the 1540s the [...]
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays in whatever language you speak! This Wanderlust Wednesday, here is a list of how "Merry Christmas" is said around the world.
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This Wanderlust Wednesday, we're feeling all wanderlusty for the south of France! Spending the holidays in the ancient city of Arles is often the highlight on my year. This rainy evening diffused the sparkly lights into a kaleidoscope of reflections on the puddly pavement. Photo copyright: Shawnie Kelley
Throughout the Middle Ages and well into the Elizabethan period, Christmas was an austere and holy season, full of fasting and stringent religious rules. By time January rolled around, people were ready to cut loose. On the first day of January, Europeans came together for a celebration known as the Feast of Fools. The Feast [...]
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Feeling all Wanderlusty for Monte Carlo! This picture was taken at the Monte Carlo Christmas market, which is chock full of stalls selling marzipan, meringue, and santons, the famous handcrafted "little saints" which inspire the statues used in traditional nativity scenes. And you never know who you might bump into..... this year, we spotted Johnny [...]
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Feeling all wanderlusty for San Remo, Italy! The Italian Riviera is sun-kissed year round. The December air might be brisk, but this doesn't stop the locals (or us) from enjoying coffee and lunch outdoors. There is no shortage of miniature Santas crawling up windows, doors and in this case, masts.
As published in the Winter 2012 issue of Edible Columbus. Les treize desserts de Noël- or the Thirteen Desserts of Christmas- is a delectable holiday tradition celebrated throughout the south of France. An array of symbolic sweets made in Provençal kitchens is reinterpreted here by Pastry Chef Spencer Budros of German Village-based bakery, Pistacia Vera, in [...]
