SC - Re: "Thanksgiving" festivals in Period

[Catherine Deville]

sorry... obviously this went out incomplete :-( ... I hit my mouse in error
and it sent it <sigh!>.

As I was saying:
> Greetings Good Gentles...
>
> I know that Thanksgiving itself is a specifically American holiday, but
the
> fall harvest festivals from which it descends exist cross culturally and
throughout history.

It occurs to me that now would be an appropriate time to share some of the
different fall harvest festivals from different cultures and times that
we've come across in our research which occured during the SCA period
(roughly 600-1600.)   What do we know about the festivals themselves, when
they were held, what they entailed and of course, what foods might have
'traditionally" been served at such a feast.  While I recognize that the
focus of the SCA is Europe, I'd, personally, also be interested in hearing
non-Europe traditions from those who would like to share them.  (I'd also
like to hear about holidays which preceed SCA period, such as the Roman
festival of Pomona, which I'm currently researching.)

References to resources for further research is always appreciated :-)  but
I thought that this would be fun information to share at this time of year.

I remain, in service to Meridies,
Lady Celia des L'archier