kirn
/kɜrn/
noun
- A harvest festival or celebration, especially in Scotland and northern England, marking the end of the grain harvest.
- They decorated the barn with ribbons and flowers for the annual kirn celebration.
- Grandpa told stories about the kirn he attended as a boy, when the last sheaf was cut.
- The whole village gathered for the kirn, dancing and feasting late into the night.
- The last sheaf of grain cut at the harvest, often decorated and kept as a symbol of good luck.
- The farmer proudly held up the kirn, wrapped in a red ribbon.
- Tradition says the kirn brings a bountiful harvest the following year.
- Children would race to see who could find the kirn hidden in the field.