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The weaving of the wreath (which symbolised crops) was
always the job of the best women reapers and constituted one
of the most important parts of the harvest festival. The
Polish harvest wreaths were of various shapes. They could have
the form of decorative sheaves, bouquets or large, colourful
wheels. Most often, however, a harvest wreath was shaped as
a crown and worn by the leading woman reaper. If it was larger
in size, boys who were the leading reapers carried it on poles. next |
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