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Harvest Home Festival |
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Harvest Home Festival Autumn Many countries celebrate the end of the summer harvest or the "ingathering" of the crops with a special feast. What became known in England as Harvest Home, or Harvest Thanksgiving, was called the Kirn in Scotland (from the churn of cream usually presented on the occasion), and probably derived from the ancient Lammas celebrations. Eventually it gave rise to the Harvest Festival in Canada and Thanksgiving in the United States. The autumn harvest feast was usually served in a barn, a tent, or outdoors and was preceded by a church service. Although the earliest harvest feasts were served by a farmer or landowner to his laborers, eventually one big feast for the entire parish became the norm. See also Szüret SOURCES: AmerBkDays-2000, p. 795 AnnivHol-2000, p. 160 BkDays-1864, vol. II, p. 376 DictFolkMyth-1984, p. 484 OxYear-1999, p. 651 SaintFestCh-1904, p. 424 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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