With winter (mostly) in our collective rear-view mirrors, it’s time to turn our attention to the renewal of spring! Comfort foods—rich and heavy like a cozy blanket—cede the plate to the fresh promise of new, seasonal flavors.
And like the new season, the spring holidays of Passover and Easter celebrate new beginnings and bring together friends and family around the table.
Thanksgiving. There is no word that perfectly melds “family,” “friends,” and “food.” It’s a holiday that celebrates togetherness while honoring the plenty of the harvest table. Like many families, our Catering by Michaels family takes pleasure in the traditions surrounding the holiday. Through traditions, we enrich our connections to those who mean so much to us.
Our Delivery Event Coordinators wanted to share a few of their time-honored observances that make Thanksgiving Thanksgiving!
The Jewish New Year traditionally kicks off in Fall with Rosh Hashanah, which translates from Hebrew to “Head of the New Year.” Marking the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, Rosh Hashanah comprises the first two days of a 10-day period of prayer, repentance, and charity in Judaism.
The holiday takes place at the beginning of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Because the Hebrew calendar measures months based on the lunar cycle and years in correspondence to the solar cycle, the celebrations slide around on the secular calendar but usually occur between September and October.
This year (2022) it will start on September 25 at sundown and concludes Tuesday, September 27 at sundown..
Rosh Hashanah serves as the first of the “Ten Days of Repentance”, which marks man’s first sin and his repentance. The Ten Days of Repentance begin with Rosh Hashanah and end in celebration with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
Some of the customs that take place during Rosh Hashanah include:
Summer is upon us. Lazy days. Picnics. BBQs. Eating fresh. Gone for now are the heavy, comfort foods of autumn and winter, replaced by lighter fare.
Just as the seasons change, so do our Catering by Michaels menus. And like the first butterfly of the season or that first whiff of Sunday charcoal, the arrival of our Summer menus signals the arrival of longer days, warmer temperatures, and happy gatherings with friends and family.
The glint of foil-wrapped chocolate rabbits, the tang of egg-dye vinegar, the artificial grass you will continue to find under the chair until the Fourth of July…these can all mean just one thing: Easter is coming!
Easter. It’s a time of renewal and rebirth. It’s a time to celebrate the end of winter and the arrival of brighter days. It’s a time to gather with family and friends. And it’s also a time to enjoy the fresh flavors of Spring! Catering by Michaels is here to help you capture all the promise of the new season on every plate you serve!
