Happy holidays from all of us here at Daily Harvest Express!
While our family celebrates Christmas, it’s interesting to note that virtually every culture and religion around the world has an observance, festival, or holiday near the Winter Solstice: Hanukkah, Omisoka, Juul, Yalda, Kwanzaa and countless others…
Why would this be?
Yalda, the Persia winter solstice feast.
You probably know that the Winter Solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year. As you might imagine, before central heat & air conditioning, electric lights, refrigerators, and other modern conveniences, surviving through winter would have been much more daunting than it is for us here in San Diego in 2017. In most of the northern hemisphere, you and your family/village would have to make it through the cold months on the food you’d previously grown, harvested, and preserved, since fresh produce would have been scarce. Do you think you could make it until March without going to a grocery store or restaurant? Yikes!
Yes, folks, we have it pretty darn good, historically speaking, so let’s be incredibly thankful for that. Let’s welcome in longer days and shorter nights. Let’s appreciate the love we share with friends and family. As we sit down for a family feast, let’s be thankful for the extraordinary gift of good, nourishing food–hopefully much of it sourced from local organic farms!
No matter your faith or tradition, this season of celebration provides us all with an important and timeless message: it might feel cold and dark right now, but light and warmth will return to the world. Let us persevere, be grateful, and love each other during this sacred time.
With love and gratitude,
-The Daily Harvest Express Family…Rafael, Janis, Ivonne, Frank, Eric, Kim, Rachel & David
Holiday Schedule:
Next week’s schedule (25th – 29th):
- Corporate delivery – Tues
- Home delivery – Wed & Thurs same
*This will be the same schedule for the following week, Jan 1 – Jan 5.
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