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List of harvest festivals

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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.

Africa Irreechaa: celebrated by the Oromo people in Ethiopia Ikore: celebrated by the Yoruba people in Nigeria Homowo: a harvest festival celebrated by the Ga people of Ghana. Incwala: celebrated by the people of Swaziland New Yam Festival (Iwa ji): celebrated by the Igbo of Nigeria Umkhosi Wokweshwama: celebrated by the Zulu people of South Africa Mokete wa Mokopu: celebrated by the Makgolokwe-a-Mafhleng of South Africa Guetna (Juny) : date harvest festival in Mauritania Afsay n tmuqqint (24 July) : fig harvest festival in Kabylia and Aures, Algeria Timechret uzemur (7 December) : olive harvest festival in Kabylia and Aures, Algeria Tfaska n tnunbiya (May) : barley harvest festival in Mzab, Algeria Moussem tamrat (October) : date harvest festival at Arfoud, in morocco Moussem tamrat fTaghit (October) : date harvest festival in Saoura, Algeria Moussem l3nab (August) : grape harvest festival at Benslimane, Morocco Moussem lfrizat (May) : strawberry harvest festival in Skikda, Algeria Moussem hab lmuluk (Juny) : cherry harvest festival at Sefrou, Morocco Moussem louzat (February) : almond harvest festival at Tafraout, Morocco 3insla/3insra/3ansert/Tfaska l3ansert (7 July) : wheat harvest festival in all Maghreb (Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria)

Asia

East Asia Mid-Autumn Festival: China; the eighth full moon according to the lunar calendar Ilisin: Taiwan, celebrated by the Amis people Niiname-sai, Shinjō-sai, Honen Matsuri, Tsukimi: Japan Chuseok: Korea

Indian subcontinent

Akhatrij (Akshaya Tritiya): celebrated in West India, especially the Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Goa and Konkan regions Nuakhai (Nuakhai): celebrated in Odisha, to welcome the new rice of the season. According to the Kosali calendar it is observed on panchami tithi (the fifth day) of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada or Bhaadra (August–September), the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Bhogali Bihu (or Magh Bihu): Assam, marks the end of harvesting season in mid-January Chavang Kut: celebrated by the Kuki-chin group in North-east India on 1 November Deepoli Parba: celebrated by the Tuluva people from Karnataka/Kerala, India Dree Festival: agricultural festival of the Apatanis of Ziro valley in Lower Subansiri District of Arunachal Pradesh, celebrated from 4 to 7 July Gudi Padwa: celebrated by the Marathi people in Maharashtra, Karnataka, India Holi: Northwest India, especially Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat JurShital: Mithila (portion of Bihar and Nepal); 13 or 14 April Kanyarkali: agricultural festival of the Malayalee Moothan, Nair and Tharakan communities of Chittur and Alathur thaluks of Palakkad in Kerala, India Lohri: North India, especially Punjab Monti Fest: celebrated on 8 September; celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary; in the Mangalorean Catholic community involves blessing of Novem (new crops) Nabanna: Bengal region which comprises Bangladesh and West Bengal, India Onam and Vishu: agricultural festivals celebrated by Malayali people in Kerala and elsewhere in the world Pongal: celebrated by the Tamil people in Tamil Nadu, India and other places (January 14 or 15) Puthari / Huthari: Coorg, Karnataka in south India Sankranthi or Makar Sankranti: almost all regions of India, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal; celebrated in January; goes by different names in different states Traditional New Year: celebration in Sri Lanka coincides with the harvest festival in mid-April Ugadi: celebrated by Telugu people in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kannadigas in Karnataka, India Agera: celebrated by Bombay East Indians in Mumbai; falls on the first Sunday of October. Vishu is the harvest festival in Kerala and celebrated in April - usually 14 or 15 April Vaisakhi (or Baisakhi: celebrated by Punjabi people in Punjab, other parts of North India and elsewhere; falls on the first day of Vaisakh month (usually mid-April), and marks the Punjabi New Year Pola or Without Amavasya: Celebrated by the farmers of Maharashtra on the last day of month of Shravan. Bullock worship is performed on this day. Vasant Panchami: West India, especially Gujarat; celebrated in Nepal, West Bengal, and Bangladesh to invoke wisdom and consciousness; in the Punjab region, it is celebrated as the Basant Festival of kites Tokhu Emong: celebrated among Lotha Tribe of Nagaland in India

Southeast Asia

Flores de Mayo: Philippines Gawai Dayak: Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia Sipaha Lima: Celebrated by Toba Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Christianised version of Sipaha Lima is called Pesta Gotilon, celebrated in Batak Christian Protestant Church and its split-offs. Olob Olob: Celebrated by Simalungun people of North Sumatra, Indonesia, usually by the congregations of Simalungun Protestant Christian Church. Kaamatan: Sabah, Malaysia Kadayawan: Davao City, Philippines Khuado: Zomi, Chin State, Myanmar Maras Taun: Belitung, Indonesia Olob-olob: Simalungun Batak people/GKPS, Indonesia Pacu jawi: Tanah Datar, Indonesia Pahiyás: Lucban, Philippines Seren Taun: West Java, Indonesia Tết Trung Thu: Vietnam

Middle East

Hasyl toýy (or Hasyl Bayramy): Turkmenistan: traditionally last Sunday in November; observed second Sunday of November since specified in the Labor Code c. 2017 Mehregan: Iran, Ancient Persia; 2 October Sukkot: Jewish harvest festival lasting eight days in the autumn, in which time is spent in tabernacles or booths Shavuot: Jewish harvest festival marking the wheat harvest in Israel Alaverdoba and Rtveli: Georgia

Europe

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In the classroom: List of harvest festivals is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Autumn festivals, Harvest festivals, Lists of folk festivals, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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