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Pears. Just like apples, pears are at their peak from late summer through October. And there are tons of varieties that you can choose from. Plus, the juicy fruit can be used for both sweet and ...
Harvest. Straw of hay in a field of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Harvesting is the process of collecting plants, animals, or fish (as well as fungi) as food, [ 1] especially the process of gathering mature crops, and "the harvest" also refers to the collected crops. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulses for harvest, typically using a scythe ...
Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in Victoria Park, Hong Kong. A harvest festival is an annual celebration which occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Given regional differences in climates and crops, harvest festivals can be found at various times throughout the world.
Association with the transition from warm to cold weather, and its related status as the season of the primary harvest, has dominated its themes and popular images. In Western cultures, personifications of autumn are usually pretty, well-fed females adorned with fruits, vegetables and grains that ripen at this time.
Dożynki ( Dozhinki, Ukrainian: Обжинки, romanized : Obzhynky, Polish: Dożynki, Russian: Обжинки, romanized : Obzhynki; Belarusian: Дажынкі, Prachystaya; Czech: Dožínky, Obžinky; Kashubian: Òżniwinë; Dormition) is a Slavic harvest festival. In pre-Christian times the feast usually fell on the autumn equinox, [1] in ...
Some neopagans have adopted the name and date of Lammas, making it one of the harvest festivals in their Wheel of the Year. Other neopagans use the Gaelic name Lughnasa. It is the first of the three autumn festivals, the others being the autumn equinox and Samhain. In the Northern Hemisphere it takes place around 1 August, while in the Southern ...
Fall is our favorite season for cozy fashion and cute decor. If you’re looking to elevate your wardrobe or home for the holidays, QVC is your best bet. Celebs like Martha Stewart have even ...
Chuseok (Korean: 추석; Hanja: 秋夕; [tɕʰu.sʌk̚], lit. ' autumn evening '), also known as Hangawi (한가위; [han.ɡa.ɥi]; from Old Korean, "the great middle [of autumn]"), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar on the full moon.