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Bikkurim (Hebrew: בכורים, / b ɪ ˌ k uː ˈ r iː m, b ɪ ˈ k ʊər ɪ m /), [1] or first-fruits, are a type of sacrificial offering which was offered by ancient Israelites. In each agricultural season, the first-grown fruits were brought to the Temple and laid by the altar, and a special declaration recited.
In Anglo-Saxon England Lammas was the name for the first day of August and was described in Old English literature as "the feast of first fruits", being mentioned often in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. [8] It was probably the day when loaves baked from the first of the wheat harvest were blessed at church. [8]
First Fruits is a religious offering of the first agricultural produce of the harvest. In classical Greek, Roman, and Hebrew religions, the first fruits were given to priests as an offering to deity. Beginning in 1966 a unique "First Fruits" celebration brought the Ancient African harvest festivals that became the African American holiday, Kwanzaa.
Shavuot was also the first day on which individuals could bring the bikkurim or "first fruits" to the Temple in Jerusalem. [32] Bikkurim were so crucial to Shavuot that the Torah twice describes the holiday as a day of bikkurim; [33] wheat was ready for harvest, summer fruits were beginning to ripen, and bikkurim were brought.
Kwanzaa (/ ˈ k w ɑː n z ə /) is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. [1] It was created by activist Maulana Karenga based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West , East , as well as Southeast Africa .
The first year I did Dry January, I had big dreams of making multi-step 10-ingredient mocktails every day of the month featuring a different fruit and syrup in each.
Celtic Reconstructionists who follow Gaelic traditions tend to celebrate Lughnasadh at the time of "first fruits", or on the full moon nearest this time. In the Northeastern United States , this is often the time of the blueberry harvest, while in the Pacific Northwest the blackberries are often the festival fruit.
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