Thanksgiving in Egypt and Greece

How do Egypt and Greece celebrate Thanksgiving?

2016-11-2414: 23: 00 China Food Science and Technology Network

Egyptian: Pretend to cry for corn.

The harvest festival in ancient Egypt was to commemorate their god of crops. Their harvest season is spring, so this festival is held every spring. During the festival, the ancient Egyptians first held a parade and then held a festival banquet. At the same time, music, dance and sports competitions are also their celebration projects.

When celebrating the corn harvest, ancient Egyptians often pretended to cry and be sad to deceive the "soul" they thought existed in corn. They are afraid that the corn grown after harvest will make this "soul" angry.

Greeks: Cakes and fruits are dedicated to the goddess of agriculture.

The ancient Greeks believed in many gods, including a goddess named Demeter, who was in charge of agriculture, marriage and fertility. The "Thesmosphoria" festival held by the Greeks every autumn is to commemorate this goddess. On the first day of the festival, married women set up a hut covered with leaves and put a bench made of plants in it. The next day is fasting day, and on the third day, a banquet is held to present corn seeds, cakes, fruits and pigs to the goddess.