<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region . Given the differences in climate and crops around the world, harvest festivals can be found at various times at different places . Harvest festivals typically feature feasting, both family and public, with foods that are drawn from crops that come to maturity around the time of the festival . Ample food and freedom from the necessity to work in the fields are two central features of harvest festivals: eating, merriment, contests, music and romance are common features of harvest festivals around the world . </P> <P> In North America, Canada and the US each have their own Thanksgiving celebrations in October and November . </P>

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