It marked the end of the ingathering of the harvest and was a time of thanksgiving for the abundant goodness of God.
وَقَدْ وَسَمَ هذَا ٱلْيَوْمُ نِهَايَةَ تَجْمِيعِ ٱلْحَصَادِ وَكَانَ وَقْتًا لِشُكْرِ ٱللهِ عَلَى صَلَاحِهِ ٱلْوَافِرِ .‏