Harvest festivalsIn Britain Christian people celebrate Harvest
festival.
In America people celebrate Thanksgiving.
There are lots of different festivals around the world.
In west Africa there is a festival of Yams – to celebrate the Yam
harvest.
Yams are a bit like sweet potatoes.
In Germany they hold Oktoberfest – which celebrates the end of the grape harvest.
Many of the grapes are made into wine.
In India there are many different harvest festivals, as different areas grow different
foods.These include rice in
the south, and wheat in the north.
Animals are also decorated as part of the celebrations.