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.
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.
| Region | Festival | Occurrence | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosser, Washington | Annual Harvest Festival | 4th full weekend in September | |
| New Prague, Minnesota | Dozinky, traditional Czech festival | ||
| Canada | Thanksgiving (Quebec: Action de grâce) | second Monday in October | 10 October 2022 9 October 2023 |
| United States | Thanksgiving | fourth Thursday in November | 24 November 2022 23 November 2023 |
| New England region of the United States | Old Home Week | variable date in the fall season |
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Bhai Dooj, Bhai Tika, Bhaubeej, Bhai Beej, Bhai Phonta or Bhratri Dwitiya is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of the Shukla Paksha of Kartika, the eighth month of the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar or the Shalivahana Shaka calendar. It is celebrated during the Diwali or Tihar festival and Holi festival. The celebrations of this day are similar to the festival of Raksha Bandhan.
Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayak Chaturthi or Ganeshotsav, is a Hindu festival that tributes Hindu deity Ganesha. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha's clay murtis privately in homes and publicly on elaborate pandals. Observances include chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts, such as prayers and vrata (fasting). Offerings and prasada from the daily prayers, that are distributed from the pandal to the community, include sweets such as modak as it is believed to be a favourite of Lord Ganesha. The festival ends on the tenth day after start, when the Murti is carried in a public procession with music and group chanting, then immersed in a nearby body of water such as a river or sea, called visarjana on the day of Ananta Chaturdashi. In Mumbai alone, around 150,000 Murtis are immersed annually. Thereafter the clay Murti dissolves and Ganesha is believed to return to his celestial abode.
Gudi Padwa is a spring festival marking the start of the traditional new year for Hindus, primarily those of the Marathi and Konkani heritage. It is celebrated in and around Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu at the start of Chaitra, the first month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar. The festival is observed with colourful floor decorations called rangoli, a special gudi dvaja, street processions, dancing, and festive foods.
Curd rice, also called yogurt rice, is a dish originating from India. The word "curd" in Indian English refers to unsweetened probiotic yogurt. It is most popular in the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh; and also in West Indian states of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. In the state of Rajasthan it is known as Auliya, in Gujarat it is known as Ghens and in Maharashtra it is known as dahi bhat. In the state of Tamil Nadu it is called thayir saadam or soru, in Kerala it is called tayire chōre and in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh it is called perugannam/daddojanam. In Karnataka, it is called mosaranna. The dish is a staple of traditional cuisine, with the untempered version present at the end of almost every Indian meal during summers. In the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, curd rice varieties Auliya and Ghens are prepared on Shitala Saptami and Randhan Chhath festival. The tempered version is often served during formal occasions and also offered as prasadam to devotees in temples.
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Homowo is a festival celebrated by the Ga people of Ghana in the Greater Accra Region. The festival starts at the end of April into May with the planting of crops before the rainy season starts. The Ga people celebrate Homowo in the remembrance of famine that once happened in their history in precolonial Ghana. The Ga Homowo or Harvest Custom is an annual tradition among the Accra people, with its origin tied to the Native Calendar and the Damte Dsanwe people of the Asere Quarter. Asere is a sub-division of the Ga Division in the Accra District of the Gold Coast Colony.
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