Make 2009 The Year You Reconnect With Holiday Traditions

What’s your favorite holiday tradition? Is it the gathering of friends and family members from near and far? Is it the sense of optimism and gratitude that the end of each year inevitably brings? Or does your favorite holiday tradition involves the decorations that turn the whole world bright and festive?

Maybe it’s the food? The food, drink, and desserts are a giant part of most holiday celebrations, with people all over the world following their own traditions about what’s served and how long each celebration continues. However you enjoy the holiday you have probably developed some unique family traditions over the years that are a treasured part of your holiday celebrations. If you are creating new holiday traditions this year to celebrate a new marriage, the birth of a child, or another major family milestone consider making a fresh fruit basket part of your new family tradition. Giving fresh fruit as a gift during the cold winter months is a tradition that goes back thousands of years. Now fresh citrus fruit can be used to make a new family tradition for your family.

The giving of the traditional fruit basket for the holidays in the United States first became popular during the famed and elegant Victorian Era, when many of the traditions that are associated with Christmas in the US became popular. Social graces were very important during the Victorian Era and a guest would never have gone calling on friends or family without a gift. Fruit baskets were a delicious, healthy gift that was often given as a hostess gift. Men and women, families and friends would give baskets of fruit as a salute to their loved ones continued good health in the new year. In an age when fresh fruit was often very hard to come by, such a gift was truly an act of generosity and luxury.

These days fresh fruit is easier to come by, but the gift of healthy delicious Florida citrus fruit is just as prized today as it was then. There are dozens of styles of citrus gifts to choose from that you can use to start your own family tradition, like donating citrus fruit baskets to a local hospital or nursing home. Some online boutiques sell fruit baskets for the holidays using fresh citrus fruit pulled directly from their orchards in the beautiful Florida countryside. These fruit baskets give their gift recipients the maximum possible amount of fresh fruit taste, flavor, and succulence, making them the perfect holiday gift.

Taste the Sunshine with Hale Groves

At Hale Groves, we believe the best gifts come from the land, not a factory. For generations, our fruit has been grown slowly under the Florida sun, picked at its peak, and delivered fresh to your door. From sweet Navel Oranges to rare Honeybells, every gift shares the simple joy of real flavor—perfect for holidays, milestones, or everyday moments worth celebrating.

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