Spring Holiday Eats
Hard-boiled Eggs and Ham
Easter
This aptly named yellow flower follows the light as part of the phenomenon known as heliotropism.
Sunflower
Anna Jarvis initiated this matriarchal holiday in America in 1908. By 1925 she had organized boycotts, led protests and was arrested for disturbing the peace as she rallied against the commercialization of the holiday by candy, card and flower companies.
Mother's Day
On a classic episode of this show, Lisa sees her oddball classmate Ralph crying after he doesn't receive any Valentine's cards. She gives him one of her own — just as a friend! But the message, a smiling train saying “I Choo-Choo-Choose You,” gives him the wrong idea, and he instantly falls head over heels.
The Simpsons
This 2020 film based on a musical of the same name, follows self-obsessed theater stars as they swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to a high school dance.
The Prom
Steak and Guinness Pie
St. Patrick's Day
Don't be fooled, this carnivorous plant flowers in the spring and survives on a diet of a variety of bugs and arachnids.
Venus Fly Trap
Charles, Duke of Orleans, sent history's first valentine to his wife from this unromantic place. He would remain there another 20 years and see never his valentine’s reaction to the poem he penned to her in the early 15th century.
Prison
Despite the main setting of Paddy's Irish Pub, this show has surprisingly only had one St. Patrick's Day themed episode in it's 13 year run.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Fred Astaire came out of a two year retirement to replace Gene Kelly as Judy Garland's costar in this highest grossing musical of 1948.
Easter Parade
King Cake
Mardi Gras
This spring flower was at one time more valuable than gold and became a status of wealth in the Dutch Golden Age. It is still honored at an annual festival held in Holland.
Tulip
In 1996 Taco Bell celebrated this holiday by announcing it had bought the Liberty Bell and were going to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell.
April Fool's Day
As a nod to it's nerdy cast of characters, this show celebrated Star Wars Day with a special airing May the 4th, 2014. Bazinga!
The Big Bang Theory
Julia Roberts' three children, Hazel, Phinneas, and Henry Moder, appear in this 2016 film which shares a name with the holiday it portrays.
Mother's Day
Mole Poblano
Cinco de Mayo
Rose (Juliet Rose or $4.37 million rose)
This holiday recognizes the start of spring. People celebrate by using water guns and water-filled balloons to drench one another with water and colors.
Holi
This now popular holiday, recognized annually on February 13th, was first described by Leslie Knope as "My lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it breakfast style. Ladies celebrating ladies. It's like Lilith Fair minus the angst. Plus frittatas.”
Galentine's Day
In this 1981 film a miner goes on a rampage to deter his small mining town from ever having a Valentine’s Day dance again.
My Bloody Valentine
Gujiya - (A sweet Indian dumpling)
Holi (pronounced Holy - a popular ancient Hindu festival, also known as the "festival of spring", the "festival of colours", and the "festival of love". )
This vitamin rich flower is composed of a large flowering head, stalk and small associated leaves and is eaten as a vegetable. Children everywhere agree, it is best served in a cheese sauce.
Broccoli
The Carnival in this city is a festival held every year before Lent and is considered the biggest carnival in the world with two million people per day on the streets.
Rio de Janeiro
Chefs Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman serve as judges on this spring themed American cooking competition which airs annually on Food Network.
Spring Baking Championship
This horror movie, often broadcast on St. Patrick's Day, starred a young Jennifer Aniston searching for a magical pot of gold in her film debut.
Leprechaun