Harvest festivals have been around for as long as people have been sowing and gathering food. Communities all around the globe ring in the harvest season with style. A harvest festival is an annual festivity which occurs around the time of the harvest in a given region. Harvest holidays happen at different times over the course of the year depending upon geography, crops, and climate.
In this section, we will cover three harvest holidays: May Day, Sukkot, and Vaisakhi. While each holiday differs in their own respective manner, they are all characterized by the harvest theme. Read to learn about the history, differences in celebration, tensions, commercialization, and more for each of these holidays!