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Harvest is an important time of the agricultural calendar; the fortunes of farms, families, and even entire communities are tied to its outcome. The harvest has developed deities, traditions, which are found in almost every farming culture worldwide.
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It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain; and that Samhain itself was Christianized as Halloween by the early Church.
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According to Irish mythology, Samhain was a time when the 'doorways' to the Otherworld opened, allowing supernatural beings and the souls of the dead to come into our world; Samhain "was essentially a festival for the dead".
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Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. ... Over time, Halloween evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-lanterns, festive gatherings, donning costumes and eating treats.
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Harvest festivals are not just about celebrating the ripe crops but also an important astronomical change going on in the solar system. They are considered to be auspicious periods and hence are marked with celebrations and prayers.
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The word 'harvest' comes from the Old English word hærfest meaning 'autumn', aptly the season for gathering the food of the land.
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Traditional foods are a large part of Thanksgiving celebrations. Many families include the entire family in the food preparation. Traditional foods include turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce.
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The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival. It traditionally falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, which is in September or early October in the Gregorian calendar.
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Mehregan Festival or the Persian Festival of Autumn is an ancient Persian fest which is dedicated to Mehr (or Mithra/Mitra), the goddess and symbol of light, friendship, faith, love and kindness.
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Homowo Festival is the largest cultural festival of Africa. The people of Ghana, celebrate it as a traditional harvest festival. The festival starts with a procession in which people from local African takes part assuming the roles of kings and queens.
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Green Corn Festival or Ceremony is a Native American harvest celebration. Creek, Cherokee, Seminole, Yuchi, and Iroquois Indians as well as other Native American tribes celebrate this ceremony.
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While the average occurrence of an October Harvest Moon is once every three years, sometimes as much as eight years can pass between such cases. In fact, the next time we will see a Harvest Moon in October will be in 2028.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
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This thread makes me want to listen to Neil Young for some reason.... 🤷♂️
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Haahahah lol