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[PHOTOS] Harvest in full swing

Children take part in a rice harvesting event at the Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park in Seoul, Oct. 26. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

[PHOTOS] Harvest in full swing

Harvest season is in full swing across the globe, with farmers reaping the rewards of their hard work in various countries. In Seoul, South Korea, children joined in the rice harvesting event at Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park on October 26. Meanwhile, an Indian farming family had to harvest damaged paddy after unexpected rains hit the outskirts of Jammu, India on the same day.

In northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, an aerial view captured a combine getting ready for the next planting season during the ongoing agricultural activities. In Lebanon, a man skillfully held freshly picked olives during the olive harvest in the village of Roumine on October 24.

In southern Lebanon, Hafida Barakat was seen harvesting her olives from trees on October 21. In Nepal, a Nepalese farmer winnowed paddy after the harvest in Bhaktapur on October 27. Farmers in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, were sorting freshly harvested apples amid a bumper apple harvest on October 18.

Across the Mediterranean, workers in the town of Testour, Tunisia, displayed freshly harvested pomegranates on October 26. In Afghanistan, pomegranates in Kandahar were typically harvested from September through November, with the peak season occurring in October. Afghan farmers were exporting these pomegranates.

In Kashmir, India, a Kashmiri farmer spread freshly harvested red cockscomb flowers to dry inside his house on October 27. The red cockscomb flower is essential to signature Kashmiri culinary specialties like Rogan Josh. In Mexico, workers worked with freshly cut marigold flowers during the harvest ahead of Day of the Dead celebrations in Atlixco, Mexico, on October 27.

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