What is the harvest month?

Harvest Moon, also known as singing or Moon Elk Call Moon, is the name of the total month just before the autumn equinox, around 22-23. September in the northern hemisphere and around 21st March in the southern hemisphere. The first full moon just after the autumn equinox is known as Hunter's Moon. In fact, they have all full months of names. For example, a full moon in May is known as a hare and the full moon in November is a snow month.

Harvesting the moon is thus named because traditionally helped farmers work on their crops at night. Its spatial placement in relation to Earth means that the moon rises 50 minutes later every evening, except for the time of the harvest month, when the moon rises only 30 minutes later. This means that the moonlight shines longer, helping farmers who still work on their crops after sunset. Other cultures considered the harvest month to be the last full moon before the beginning of autumn, so it happened to Time Mark, when all crops had to be picked up.

While harvesting the moon seems to be larger than other months, it is only because the harvest is lower in the sky, giving the viewer the impression that it is greater. It created a number of myths and traditions. In Wales, for example, people are rising to the top of the Snowden Mountains to wait for the harvest moon to climb. The value is performed at night, led only by the light of the moon. Celebrations and candles are performed at the top.

Many cultures celebrate the Harvest Moon festival in September, especially in Asia, where it is a legal holiday. The Harvest Moon festival celebrates a summer harvest through a number of traditions such as eating "monthly cakes" and lighting lanterns. There are large shows on the street and people gather everywhere at night festivities. The Harvest Moon festival, known outside Asia as "Chinese -distance", because the celebrations emphasize thank you for a year of prosperous crop cultivation.