2006-10-10 20:22:36 · 7 answers · asked by jo 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The moon is seen as a female symbol, and was worshipped in ancient times as a powerful force.
The sacredness of the moon has been connected with the basic cyclic rhythms of life. The changing phases of the moon were linked to the death and rebirth seen in crops and the seasons, and also to the female monthly cycle that controls human fertility. The moon calendar is still important and many festivals exist around the lunar phases.
The full moon nearest to the Autumn Equinox is called the 'Harvest moon'. This is because for several nights it appears large and bright in the early evening, bringing farmers valuable extra time to gather in their harvest.
The Celtic year was once divided into 13 months - one for each moon occuring during the year.
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2006-10-10 20:40:26 · answer #1 · answered by Celestian Vega 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is the Full Moon during harvest time.
For some reason, I think of it as being gold colored.
I don't think there is much scientific evidence of it effecting people but if you have ever worked in a convenience store during a full moon, it seems to bring out the strangeness in people.
2006-10-11 03:41:06 · answer #2 · answered by justpatagn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The moon at it's brightest time of the year. Farmers were able to stay out later and harvest their crops at night.
2006-10-11 03:25:26 · answer #3 · answered by darlndanna 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The moon doesn't affect people other than a minute pull of gravity towards it when it is overhead. This causes the tides but not much else.
2006-10-11 03:27:33 · answer #4 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's a full moon neares to the fall equinox.
2006-10-11 03:25:27 · answer #5 · answered by superangel81beyond 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The brightest full moon of the year. it effets people because of its gravitatanal pull.
2006-10-11 03:36:06 · answer #6 · answered by eightieschick70 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we do know that it can put women into labor Just does...a pull to it I guess..
2006-10-11 03:26:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋