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A History Of Christmas
Christmas is really a latter day tradition. Harvest festivals have always surrounded the winter solstice.
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Cooperative Gardening
Cooperation is how we build the communities we want to live in and provide for ourselves, our families, our neighbours and our future.
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Final Harvest
It is a time to honour our ancestors.
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Harvest Festivals
Western Europe has many harvest celebrations each autumn, including Oktoberfest, Martinsmas, and Saint Leopold's Day.
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Hungary's Wheat Stalk Weavers
Hollókõ, a World Heritage site in Hungary, is only one of the many villages throughout the country where the traditional craft of wheat stalk weaving is still practiced.
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Pongal - The harvest festival of Tamil Nadu / India
Pongal is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India.
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Thanksgiving
In the historic scheme of things thanksgiving is a relatively new holiday. It has an interesting history that is worth exploring.
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The Feast of Sukkot
The eight day feast of Sukkot known also as the Feast of Tabernacles and the Feast of Booths is celebrated this year October 18th through the 25th.
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Halloween Artist Date Ide
What kind of artist date would we have if artists couldn't embrace the Halloween season in one way or another? This includes Harvest Festivals, as well!
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Kozard – Centre of Organic Fruits
Kozard, in the Cserhát Hills in Northern Hungary, is fast becoming one of the centres of organically grown fruit and health foods, with festivals to celebrate them.
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Lughnasadh: Pagan Celebration
Both Pagans and Christians celebrate the first harvest according to individual spiritual beliefs. It is a time of joy and to give thanks for abundance.
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Navigating Through Wine Country
Ever dream about taking a road trip through "Sideways" country? Read about our recent trip to Santa Barbara's Santa Ynez Valley in a 2007 Lincoln Navigator.
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The Counting of the Omer
The counting of the Omer is a 49-day Jewish liturgical season between Passover and Shavuot. It is a time of spiritual preparation for the revelation of the Torah.
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Wheel of the Year 101: Lammas/Lughnasadh
A beginner's overview of Lammas or Lughnasadh, the fifth Sabbat of the Wheel (starting with Imbolc). Fifth in the ongoing series of introductory essays on the Wiccan sabbats.
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A Calendar of Valencian Food Festivals in Spain
Food and wine festivals for every taste in this short guide to selected fiestas and culinary events taking place throughout the year in the Spanish region of Valencia.
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East Coast Museum Halloween Events
On the North American East Coast, five museums will have a variety of Halloween-related events before, during and after the actual holiday for adults and children.
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Lammas Day - Celebrating the Medieval Harvest
Lammas Day was one of the oldest medieval festivals, a feast with pagan origins. It was a celebration of the end of the growing season and the gathering of the harvest.
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Nature's Palette is New Hampshire
Join me as I share the sights, aromas, and flavors of Autumn in New Hampshire.
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The Fall Festivals of Death
What else but death binds together the pagan festival, the solemn Christian holy days, the modern ghoulish revelry and the Mexican celebration?
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The First Thanksgiving
Who can claim the first Thanksgiving? Taking seriously the nature of the holiday as a harvest feast disqualifies the Canadian "Frobisher Thanksgiving" of 1578.
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The Origins of Halloween
The roots of Halloween run deep, all the way to the ancients Celts, and have been nurtured and altered by the Roman and Christian cultures.
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VISITING PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Prince Edward Island is the smallest of Canada's Maritime Provinces. A trip to this island always seems to have a mystical side to it. See breathtaking scenery, stroll a beach at sunset or visit the home of Anne of Green Gables.
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U.S. Wines for Fall and Wine Pairing Tips
As late summer turns to fall, consumers are thirsty for wines that fit lower temperatures, richer foods and upcoming holidays.
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