Other Names
The Harvest Moon is also known as the Wine Moon, the Singing Moon, "Blue Corn Moon", and the Elk Call Moon. In myth and folklore the full moon of each month is given a name. There are many variations.
In some cultures, individuals whose birthdays fall on or near a harvest moon must provide a feast for the rest of the community.
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“It is a sad truth, but we have lost the faculty of giving lovely names to things. Names are everything. I never quarrel with actions. My one quarrel is with words.... The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the only thing he is fit for.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)