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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 ...
Agriculture. A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Given the differences in climate and crops around the world, harvest festivals can be found at various times at different places. Harvest festivals typically feature feasting, both family and public, with foods that are ...
Autumn is the season when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably shorter and the temperature cools considerably. Day length decreases and night length increases as the season progresses until the winter solstice in December (Northern Hemisphere) and June (Southern Hemisphere).
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 wo
Time to curl up on the couch with a warm pumpkin spice latte by the fireplace because fall is almost here. Hallmark Channel's annual "Fall Harvest" lineup officially kicks off Sept. 19 with the ...
Jewish [primarily in Israel], Samaritan. Significance. One of the three pilgrimage festivals shalosh regalim. Observances. Dwelling, decorating, and eating a festive dinner inside a family-sized sukkah; blessing the four species, dgoing hakafot; praising the good fortune with hallel prayers in synagogues. Begins.
Samhain (/ ˈ s ɑː w ɪ n / SAH-win, / ˈ s aʊ ɪ n / SOW-in, Irish: [ˈsˠəunʲ], Scottish Gaelic: [ˈs̪ãũ.ɪɲ]), Sauin (Manx: [ˈsoːɪnʲ]) or Oíche Shamhna (/ ˈ iː h ə ˈ h aʊ n ə / EE-hə HOW-nə) is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or "darker half" of the year. [1] It is also ...
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.