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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Famous quotes containing the word names:
“Our foreparents were mostly brought from West Africa.... We were brought to America and our foreparents were sold; white people bought them; white people changed their names ... my maiden name is supposed to be Townsend, but really, what is my maiden name? What is my name?”
—Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977)
“There are names written in her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes!”
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830)