Street Food to Season’s Greetings

Season’s Greetings collage featuring festive food rituals — street-style potato fritters and holiday cake mixing — evoking warmth, tradition, and culinary joy.

Transient Post — Street Food Diaries → Season’s Greetings

From bifanas in Alfama to vada pavs in Dadar, the streets fed us rhythm.
Now, the season shifts.

Hands gather over fruit and spice, spirits poured in celebration.
Cake mixing ceremonies echo the same pulse — communal, fragrant, festive.
Thanksgiving tables remind us: abundance is best when shared.

For a global perspective on how street food vendors and communities celebrate the season, Street Food Hub’s editorial captures the spirit of culinary resilience and festive joy.

Street food taught us survival.
Season’s Greetings reminds us of gratitude.
We begin here.

→ Explore the new arc: Season’s Greetings

Thanksgiving Reflections – Gratitude in Song”.

      1. Thanksgiving reflections remind us that gratitude is timeless…”

 

Thanksgiving Traditions Beyond the Feast

Thanksgiving reflections through song and gratitude — discover timeless traditions and meaning.”

Thanksgiving song overlay with a gratitude theme”

 

On the occasion of Thanksgiving, I came across this wonderful video, which I would like to share with you.

Don Moen’s ‘Thank You Lord’- A great man of God, a blessed worship leader, and a gifted songwriter. Don Moen performs “Thank You Lord” from his live performance.

Thanksgiving in Song”

and “Gratitude Then and Now”.

 

Enjoy:)

¹ For a deeper dive into the history of Thanksgiving, see the Smithsonian’s overview:
Thanksgiving – From Local Harvests to National Holiday

² Continue the gratitude journey in my post:
Thanksgiving Day
Cake mixing ritual