Intro to "Your Autumn Cultural Foods Story" - Customs & Traditions Share held online Thursday, Oct 28, 2021

1. Autumn
Cultural
Heritage
Welcome!
10/28/2021
Cultural Foodways
“Seasonally Sumptuous”
Lauren Swann

2. Welcome and thanks for coming!
We’ll begin shortly. If you want to
present tonite, tell me in the chat!
We

3. Cross Quarter time – end of October/beginning of November In the Northern Hemisphere
halfway between Autumnal Equinox (3rd week in sept) and winter Solstice (3rd week in
December)

4. October
Oktoberfest (German)
4—St. Francis Day (Blessing of Animals)
(Christian)
7—Navaratri (Hindu)
11—Indigenous Peoples Day
11—Thanksgiving (Canada)
15—Daesara, Dussehra (Hindu)
18—Sundown, Mawlid an-Nabi (Islam)
31—Samhain, Day of Dead & Halloween
Cultural & Religious Holidays – Please do note any that are missing in the chat!
September
6-8 – Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
15-16 – Yom Kippur (Jewish)
20-27 Sukkot (Jewish)
22 - Autumnal Equinox
Early November
1—All Saints (Christian)
2—All Souls’ Day (Catholic Christian)
4—Diwali (Hindu, Jain, Sikh)
5—6 Sundown, Birth of the Bab (Baha’i)

5. Did you know?
Thank-you Ruth Anne Tickel-Logan who
contributed:
“it is the season for fried green tomatoes
which are purported to be a Cherokee recipe”
“Fried green tomatoes are uniquely southern with Native American origins”
- Native American foods: History, culture, and influence on modern diets,
Journal of Ethnic Foods, Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2016

6. Message me in the chat if you
want to present tonite so I
can ‘queue you up’!

7. Did you know?
Pumpkins are in
the squash family
and technically are
a fruit!

8. Cross Quarter time – end of Oct/start of Nov (Northern
Hemisphere), halfway between Autumnal Equinox (Sept 22)
& Winter Solstice (Dec 21)
Cultural Holidays ~ 2 weeks before & after:
10/11/2021 Dia de la Raza Latino
10/11/2021 Indigenous Peoples’ Day
10/19/2021 Mawlid-al-Nabi Islamic
10/20/2021 Birth of Guru Granth Sikh
10/31/2021 Halloween U.S. Culture
11/1/2021 Samhain
11/1-2/2021 Dia de los Muertos Mexican
11/1/2021 All Saints’ Day
11/2/2021 All Souls’ Day
11/14/2021 Diwali Hindu

9. First Cross-Quarter – human celebration
known
?

10. What were the original cross-quarter
celebration foods? If you know, share
in the chat!

11. Did you know?
The pumpkin we cook with is not the
same as the Jack-o-Lantern or
decorative pumpkin!

12. Apples are in beloved autumn customs!
Cider
Bobbin’ for apples
Go apple picking!

13. Don’t forget to message me in the chat if you want to present tonite!

14. Did you know?
Haitian Pumpkin Soup
- Originated as a French
delicacy
- Was vegan
- Slaves made for their owners
- Freed slaves allowed to eat
later
- Now a signature Indigenous
Dish
Thanks to Nzingah Oniwosan for
sharing this tidbit during the
Food & Wellness Equity
Collective 2021 Digital Summit!

15. Apples are part of the traditional customs of
Rosh Hashanah – Apples & Honey
Mabon – Apple Crumble

16. “The history of White pumpkins is somewhat unknown due to its slow
growth to popularity, but many of the varieties we see today were
intentionally created in the early 1980s-1990s in the United States.”
- Specialty Produce

17. Root vegetables are in Autumn harvest traditions too!

18. Hope to hear more from everyone tonite!