Dozhinki
Sign in to savethumb|Side road effigy during Dożynki festival near Wrocław Dożynki (Dozhinki, , , ; , Prachystaya; ; ; Dormition) is a Slavic harvest festival. In pre-Christian times the feast usually fell on the autumn equinox, in modern times it is usually celebrated on one of the Sundays following the end of the harvest season, which fall on different days in different regions of Europe.
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Dozhynki
- Holiday.type
- ethnic
- Holiday.image
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- Holiday.caption
- Last sheaf. Russia. Photos of the early 20th century
- Holiday.nickname
- ; , Prachystaya; ; ; Dormition
- Holiday.observedby
- Slavic people
- Holiday.significance
- The end of the harvest crops
- Holiday.date
- Varies by region; August 15 (28); in Poland: 23 September; In some regions of Russia: September 8 (21) or September 14 (27).
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- In Poland
- In Russia
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thumb|Side road effigy during Dożynki festival near Wrocław Dożynki (Dozhinki, , , ; , Prachystaya; ; ; Dormition) is a Slavic harvest festival. In pre-Christian times the feast usually fell on the autumn equinox, in modern times it is usually celebrated on one of the Sundays following the end of the harvest season, which fall on different days in different regions of Europe.
The feast was initially associated with the pagan Slavic cult of plants, trees and agriculture. In the 16th century in Central and Eastern Europe it gained a Christian character and started to be organised by the landed gentry and more affluent peasants as a means to thank the reapers and their families for their work, both during the harvest and during the past year.