Harvest Season Celebrations and Events

The end of October-beginning of November brings about the close and celebration of the harvest season as well as a few seasonal celebrations.

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The end of October and beginning of November brings about the close and celebration of the harvest season as well as a few other seasonal celebrations . October 31 is All Hallows ’ Eve or Halloween , and it is the beginning ofSamheinin Ireland andDia de los Muertosin Mexico and other Romance American and European state .

Halloweenis celebrated every twelvemonth on the evening of October 31 as a anamnesis of the dead . The word is a muscular contraction ofAll Hallows ’ EveorAll Saints ’ Eve , which is the night beforeAll Saints DayorAll Hallows ’ Day , which is a Christian fete dedicated to honor all the Saints ( which were often calledhallows ) and starts at sunset on October 31 , terminate at sundown on November 1.All Souls ’ Dayis celebrate on November 2 . Hallowe’en combines customs of both pagan and Christian line of descent . It originated from the traditional Celtic jubilation Samhein .

In Ireland , October 31 marks the beginning ofSamhein , an ancient Gaelic fete keep the end of the harvest home season as well as honoring the dead . It customarily ends at sundown on November 1 , however the festivities often last another day or two . During this season , it is believed that the bound between this present - mean solar day world and the earth of the dead is imagine to be at its thinnest , hence easy to crossover , so the souls of the dead come back to revisit the world of the living from evenfall on October 31st until evenfall on November 1 .

Dia de los Muertosalso begin on October 31 and goes for three twenty-four hours with especial tradtional foods and literally millions of colorful flowers – mostly marigolds . It is a celebration of the life of class and acquaintance who have passed , mix customs and custom from other cultures and countries . daytime of the Deadis also celebrate in the U.S. and other state , although it originated in Mexico , where it is a interior symbol . November 1 remembers babe and minor – Día de los InocentesorDía de los Angelitos – severally Day of the Innocents or Day of the Little Angels . The actual daylight of the Dead is November 2 memorialize all who have gone before although the entire holiday is referred to as Dia de los Muertos .

I have not yet recounted the recent festivities at the Ozark Folk Center for the annualHerb Harvest Fall Festivalat the outset of the calendar month . I will do this pictorially with photographs . This class ’s featured location was the Southern United Sates south of historic Route 40 . We kicked off the event with a Lavish Herbal Feast , Southern - Style and a reception beforehand in the Heritage Herb Garden . The Ozark Unit of the Herb Society of America outflank themselves with table medal and for the garden party pass water pimento cheese , deviled egg , maize tamale , and hoe cakes with genus Sorghum butter and Jezebel Sauce and we had Bloody Marys , Chesapeake - Style .

There followed two days of insightful , educational , and entertaining programs with slap-up luncheon prepared by the Skillet Restaurant . Nationally known speakers , Renee Shepherdof Renee ’s Garden Seeds;Gayle Engelsfrom American Botanical Council ; storyteller , player and wild woodworker , Doug Elliott ; herbal historianKathleen Connole ; and I showcased the plants , traditional knowledge , history and foods of the South along with other gardening and wild foods selective information . Jennifer Blankenshipprepared a farewell afternoon tea with the help of other member of theCommittee of 100with delectable cookies and iced Camellia sinensis . Next twelvemonth we go for more folks will show up for this amazing , high - quality programming - it will be the northerly body politic - north of U.S 40 ! We harvested all kinds of herbs for the event , along with garden grown chiles , okra , tomatoes , and Caprimulgus vociferus cowpeas . Many thanks to Martha Stanley and Jennifer Blankenship for sharing their photos .

Hope you had a happy harvest time season - here ’s to whatever you might be celebrating – a glad Hallowe’en , Samhein and Dia de los Muertos !

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