Celebrating Autumn and Featuring Our Fall Styles
Posted on September 19 2021
The Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere (the United States, included) is the moment at which the sun is aligned with the earth's equator; and marks the first day of Fall. This year it is on September 22, 2021. That’s when the sun will be exactly above Earth’s equator, moving from north to south. The name equinox comes from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night). At the equinox, days and nights will be approximately equal in length. The earliest humans used the sky as both a clock and a calendar.
In our Northern Hemisphere, there are later dawns and earlier sunsets, with shorter days and cooler weather. Birds and butterflies are migrating southward, too, along with the path of the sun. Both people and creatures alike will be putting on their winter coats.
The full Moon that occurs nearest to the autumnal equinox is always called the Harvest Moon; and related to farming and the harvest. The full Moon rises around sunset for several nights in a row, which traditionally provided farmers with just enough extra light for them to finish their harvests before the killing frosts of Fall set in.
This year, the Harvest Moon happens on Monday, September 20—just two days prior to the autumnal equinox. Autumn is a time of gatherings, to give thanks for the harvest and to hope for the harvest-giving light to return again in the coming year. The harvest season falls at different times of the year depending upon region, climate, and crop, but festivals celebrating its arrival are held the world over.
Sources:https://www.countryliving.com/life/travel/a28661720/first-day-of-fall-equinox/
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-september-equinox/
https://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-fall-autumnal-equinox
https://www.britannica.com/list/5-harvest-festivals-around-the-world
