harvest festival

harvest festival
(BrE) n
a Christian festival held each autumn to celebrate and give thanks for the gathering of crops. Fruit, vegetables, bread, etc. are taken to a church or school to decorate it, and a special service is held.
Compare Thanksgiving.

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