21 August 2014
The Short Answer (TSA)
The “Barley
Moon” is the Full Moon in the month of September. Properly, the term “Barley Moon” refers to a
period of time – one whole cycle of lunar phases. So the Barley Moon begins with the New Moon
just before the Full Barley Moon in September and continues until the next New
Moon.
The Farmers
Almanac calls the September Full Moon the “Harvest Moon” in North America. And the September Full Moon in England
(United Kingdom) is also called the “Harvest Moon.” So, where did this “Barley Moon” come from?
Barley was
one of the most important crops in medieval England. Like wheat, you could “do everything” with
barley. Of course, you actually couldn’t
do everything with barley, but human beings could live pretty well as long as
the barley crop came in.
Barley was used as currency. The length of a barleycorn was unit of measurement. You even had a building in which you stored your barley: the word, “barn,” comes from an early form of the word “barley.” If you got bored with barley bread, you could always enjoy a barley drink. The first alcoholic beverages in Europe were beer-type drinks brewed with barley.
Barley was used as currency. The length of a barleycorn was unit of measurement. You even had a building in which you stored your barley: the word, “barn,” comes from an early form of the word “barley.” If you got bored with barley bread, you could always enjoy a barley drink. The first alcoholic beverages in Europe were beer-type drinks brewed with barley.
As more and
different types of crops were grown, the September Full Moon stopped being just
the Barley Moon and became the Harvest Moon.
M Grossmann of Hazelwood, Missouri
(& Belleville, Illinois)
About the Author
21 August 2014
M Grossmann of Hazelwood, Missouri
(& Belleville, Illinois)
About the Author
21 August 2014
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