Feast of Harvest

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• feast — noun 1 special meal ADJECTIVE ▪ delicious ▪ veritable (often figurative) ▪ a veritable feast of music ▪ big, grand, great …   Collocations dictionary

• Feast of Tabernacles —     The Feast of Tabernacles     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Feast of Tabernacles     One of the three great feasts of the Hebrew liturgical calendar, even the greatest, according to Philo (heorton megiste) and Josephus (heste hagiotate kai… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Harvest-home — Har vest home ( h[=o]m), n. 1. The gathering and bringing home of the harvest; the time of harvest. [1913 Webster] Showed like a stubble land at harvest home. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The song sung by reapers at the feast made at the close of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• feast — feaster, n. feastless, adj. /feest/, n. 1. any rich or abundant meal: The steak dinner was a feast. 2. a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests: a wedding feast. 3. something highly agreeable: The Rembrandt exhibition was a feast for the …   Universalium

• harvest customs —    Numerous customs and traditions clustered around harvest time, the vital climax of the agricultural year in arable areas. Many were extremely localized, and much could depend on the character of the farmer, the type of crop, and other… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Harvest festival — A harvest festival is an annual celebration which occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Given the differences in climate and crops around the world, harvest festivals can be found at various times throughout the world.… …   Wikipedia

• Feast of Tabernacles (Christian holiday) — The Feast of Tabernacles is an eight day Biblical pilgrimage festival, also known as the Feast of Booths, the Festival of Tabernacles, or Tabernacles. it is celebrated by a small number of Christians who have revived some Old Testament festivals …   Wikipedia

• Harvest moon — The harvest moon is the moon at and about the period of fullness that is nearest to the autumnal equinox. Dictionary.comThe Harvest moon is a legend in Norse mythology, it is said to be the most powerful of the Moons granting Loki s blessing for… …   Wikipedia

• harvest-feast — harˈvest feast noun • • • Main Entry: ↑harvest …   Useful english dictionary

• harvest home — noun Date: 1573 1. a feast at the close of the harvest 2. the gathering or the time of the harvest 3. a song sung by the reapers at the close of the harvest …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• feast — 1. noun /fiːst/ a) A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature. We had a feast to celebrate the harvest. b) Something delightful It was a feast for the eyes. Syn …   Wiktionary