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Autumn
50. Autumn Autumnus personification; portrayed as mature and manly. [Rom. Myth.: LLEI, I: 322] Bacchus god of this season. [Rom. Myth.: Hall, 130] Carpo goddess of autumn and corn season. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 53] cornucopia conical receptacle full of the fruits of the harvest. [World... Read more |
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Virgo
Virgo [Lat.,=the virgin], constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Libra and Leo, and SW of Boötes; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . Virgo is traditionally depicted as a maiden holding an ear of grain to symbolize the... Read more |
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Elizabeth David
Elizabeth David 1914-92, English food writer, b. Elizabeth Gwynne. Daughter of a wealthy Conservative MP, she cut her culinary eyeteeth in Paris while studying at the Sorbonne, then developed her literary style and taste for fine food while living in the south of France, in Italy, on a Greek... Read more |
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Harvesting
HARVESTING HARVESTING. Harvesting is the act of removing a crop from where it was growing and moving it to a more secure location for processing, consumption, or storage. Some root crops and tree fruit can be left in the field or orchard and harvested as needed, but most crops reach a period of... Read more |
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harvester
harvester farm machine that mechanically harvests a crop. Small-grain harvesting has been mechanized to a certain extent since early times. In the modern period the first harvester to gain general acceptance was made by Cyrus McCormick in 1831 (see reaper ). More recently the combine has been... Read more |
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hunters moon
hunter's moon the next full moon after the harvest moon , which it resembles.... Read more |
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Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa or Kwanza , secular seven-day festival in celebration of the African heritage of African Americans, beginning on Dec. 26. Developed by Maulana Karenga and first observed in 1966, Kwanzaa is based in part on traditional African harvest festivals but particularly emphasizes the role of the... Read more |
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Farms
Farming Farming, or agriculture, is the science or art of cultivating the soil, growing and harvesting crops, and the raising of animals. Beginning some 10,000 years ago, people in various places around the world began to grow plants and domesticate animals. Slowly and over ... Read more |
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rogation
rogation in the Christian Church, a solemn supplication consisting of the litany of the saints chanted on the three days before Ascension Day. The name comes (in late Middle English) from Latin rogatio(n-), from rogare ‘ask’.Rogation Days in the Western Christian Church, the three... Read more |
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...together to share in a traditional feast lavished...arrangements adorned with traditional fall colors to...Thanksgiving table -- Go traditional with the Fresh Flower Cornucopia, a harvest piece dating back...Market, ticker ... |
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For educators, Educast is a perfect teaching tool.(Family Times)(Webwise)
...hours searching by traditional methods," says...Lesson Plans, the cornucopia brain teaser could...meaning of the cornucopia as a symbol of the "good harvest" and what that...create a modern cornucopia filled with items... |
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NPR STORYTELLER REVIVES WORLD OF LAKE WOBEGON.(COMMENTARY)(Review)
...off than those who cling to a traditional Wobegone system of living...tell Tollefson that placing a symbol of bountiful harvest before your eyes is a different...was hung up in a wooden cornucopia,'' he notes. It is in love... |
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Harvest Festival; A time of rejoicing for abundance, for family and for the...
...Festival of the Harvest," which coincides...withthe full moon and harvest time of ancient...etrogand lulav) -- symbols of growing things...WITH MINTLate-harvest sweet tomatoes and...the place of the traditional citron, ayellow...FETA ... |
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THANKSGIVING CARDS USHER IN THE SEASON
...the competition. Cards wishing traditional messages like "Happy Holidays...sometimes with fall scenes and harvest symbols replacing wintry landscapes and...district and local groups. A cornucopia is on the front. The message... |
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Thanksgiving high among holidays
...days away from work. The traditional food is different and tasty...to much more than a good harvest, which is how it all began...treasured. After the turkey, a cornucopia may be Thanksgiving's most enduring symbol. It is for some children... |
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More than tacking turkeys on the board
...hackneyed seasonal symbols and stereotypes...of pumpkins and cornucopia to color. Or the...Trick or treat," traditional holiday teaching...A Multicultural Harvest Unit," that integrates...define the word "harvest" using books...stories for ... |
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Celebrating African Roots On Kwanzaa
...information and a cornucopia of food. In setting...first fruits of the harvest." The holiday culminates...the seven days, the traditional menu includes fruits...acquiring each of the symbols linked to Kwanzaa...family and friends in ... |
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Candle Power
...Kwanzaa, the African-American harvest celebration observed each...Kwanzaa, a straw mat and a cornucopia basket from African-American...the traditions, origins and symbols of Hanukah and Kwanzaa, their...similarities and disimilarities. Traditional foods from ... |
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POSTSCRIPTS.(Living)
...There you have harvest bowls to look pretty...inspired dishes for the harvest celebration...are a change from traditional mashed potatoes...kick of hot sauce. Harvest mimosas The Court...centerpiece Few people own cornucopia baskets or ... |