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5 days ago · With autumn traditionally known as a time to celebrate the harvesting of crops – including grapes, cranberries, apples, squash and pumpkins – people flock to farms and orchards across the country...
Oct 27, 2009 · Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2024 occurs on Thursday, November 28. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists from England and the Native American Wampanoag...
Jul 30, 2024 · Colonists in New England and Canada regularly observed “thanksgivings,” days of prayer for such blessings as safe journeys, military victories, or abundant harvests. Americans model their holiday on a 1621 harvest feast shared between the Wampanoag people and the English colonists known as Pilgrims.
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- Thanksgiving, Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts. Thanksgiving, a U.S. holiday on the fourth Thursday of November, originated in the fall of 1621, when Pilgrims celebrated their successful wheat crop and overflowing store cupboards with a three-day feast.
- Vendimia, Mendoza, Argentina. On the final Sunday of February, the Archbishop of Mendoza sprinkles the season’s first grapes with holy water and offers the new vintage to God, setting off a month of celebrations in Argentina’s Mendoza region.
- Rice Harvest, Bali, Indonesia. Dewi Sri, the rice goddess, is venerated as a matter of course in Bali, where rice is the staple crop. During the harvest, villages are festooned with flags, and simple bamboo temples dedicated to the goddess are erected in the upstream, most sacred corners of the rice fields.
- Chanthaburi Fruit Fair, Chanthaburi, Thailand. Chanthaburi, Thailand, is known for gemstones—and for its profusion of beautiful native fruits, as colorful as jewels.
Nov 27, 2019 · A harvest festival honoring Min, god of vegetation and fertility, was celebrated by ancient Egyptians. At the end of harvest (held in the springtime), a grand parade was said to be held in which the Pharaoh would feature.
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Oct 18, 2016 · Harvest Festival. WHERE: Santa Fe, NM. Help local villagers bring in the fall harvest at Santa Fe’s annual Harvest Festival. Visitors can participate in every aspect of the harvest, from...
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As leaves change color and farms fill up with apples and pumpkins, cities across the United States embrace the fall season with harvest festivals. These five family-friendly events highlight everything from North Carolina pecans to New England cranberries.
