Moveablefeast

An old ceramic sign above the side door to Valencia's Mercat Central features a motif of a lemon branch below the text, and an image of the horn of plenty above. I am not particularly a fan of flag waving or heraldry, but if you wanted to design a national emblem that actually meant something, rather than arcane stuff involving unicorns, golden lions or angry looking eagles, then maybe the these motifs would make a good emblem for some ideal republic committed to the happiness and welfare of its people. The lemon branch has connotations of freshness and zest, the horn of plenty infers that the fruits of the earth should be shared so there is plenty for everyone. Of course, history tells us that in practice this is merely a utopian dream, but what is an impossible aspiration on a national scale sometimes is possible achievable locally. Valencia's Mercat Central is a miniature epicurean utopia.