Original scientific paper
Harvest Thanksgiving Day in Evangelical churches in Croatia
Vatroslav Župančić
; Biblijski institut, Zagreb
Abstract
The article explores the custom of Thanksgiving Day in Evangelical churches in Croatia. The first section attempts to find a biblical basis for celebrating this feast. Then we move on to exploring church history in general, in a search for similar traditions and sources of Harvest Thanksgiving. Finally, we use various written and oral sources to explore the Harvest Thanksgiving celebration in Croatian lands.
Keywords
harvest; thanksgiving; celebration; Bible; church; Erntedankfest; Evangelical churches
Hrčak ID:
215578
URI
Publication date:
16.6.2016.
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