Harvest Festivals throughout the ages

Autumn is approaching – and with it, traditional Harvest festivals. It's a practice as old as agriculture itself: Even in pre-Christian times, people thanked the gods or nature for an abundant harvest – whether in the Roman Empire or among Germanic tribes, gratitude before winter came was and is universal. The custom was adapted for Christianity in the 3rd century, with special altars set up for gifts of grain, fruit, wine or honey.