The Autumn Equinox 2019 marks the entrance into the autumn season, we discover the exact date and what are the rituals (even esoteric!) and traditions of this event
Autumn Equinox 2019
One season ends and another opens, Autumn arrives. With the Autumn Equinox 2019 we say goodbye (snif, sob) to the hot summer and welcome the autumn season, with its warm colors, chestnuts, pumpkin and Halloween (and many other things, we know).
Just like the summer solstice or the spring equinox, the autumn equinox is an event that combines a scientific aspect with legends and traditions that have accumulated over the years, indeed over the centuries. Are you curious to discover all the curiosities and important things to know about the autumn equinox?
Let's go, you're satisfied!
The date
When does the 2019 Autumn Equinox fall? As you probably already know, it's a mobile event and so every year is on a different day. However, the autumn equinox always falls between 22 and 23 September, just as the spring equinox always falls between 20 and 21 March.
In particular, in 2019 the autumn equinox is scheduled for Monday 23 September at 9:50 a.m. Now that you know the exact date and time of the September equinox you can not miss!
When Autumn starts
Or rather, are the beginning of autumn and the autumn equinox the same day? We usually place the entry into the autumn season on September 21, but the first day of autumn is actually September 23. The season lasts for 3 months and ends on 22 December, leaving room for winter.
Meaning and Rites of the Autumn Equinox
The meaning of the autumn equinox is linked to the Latin root of the word "equinox", which comes from the union of the terms "night" and "equal". What does this mean? That the hours of light and those of darkness are equivalent. How can this happen? Because the sun's rays on the occasion of the equinox (autumn, but also spring) are perpendicular to the earth's axis and consequently the daytime hours are the same number as the nocturnal ones.
The autumn equinox played an important role in the cultures of antiquity, starting with the Greeks who celebrated the mysteries of the eleusini in September.
Starting from myths and legends, let's discover which are the symbols of the autumn equinox:
- Pomegranate- Linked to the autumn equinox is also the myth of Demeter and Persephone. The latter was the beautiful daughter of the Goddess of the harvest and was kidnapped by Hades in search of a bride. Demeter did everything to save Persephone from a life in the Shadow, but she did not succeed because she ate the fruits that were offered, in particular some grains of pomegranate, binding forever to the kingdom of the dead.
- Mora - It is one of the fruits of the end of summer and, according to the legend, it should not be eaten once September is over because it would be contaminated by dark forces.
- Straw doll - It is also called a wheat doll and is a derivation of Nordic and Celtic myths. It is said to have been a propitiatory doll, built with the last ears of wheat and used as a wish for an abundant harvest.
Phrases about the Autumn Equinox and Autumn Equinox
Like an autumn path: as soon as everything is swept away, it is covered again with dry leaves (Franz Kafka)
The autumn equinox opens the door to a sweet and romantic season
The Autumn Equinox introduces the beautiful sound of dry leaves creaking under your feet
Autumn colors, they all come back from the day of the equinox
Nothing is more melancholic than to say goodbye to summer for a year, fortunately the seraphic autumn is waiting for us.
The intensity of the autumn colors is what makes me greet the September Equinox with enthusiasm
Good autumn equinox, that you can live a delicate and colorful season
Spend a beautiful day of the autumn equinox, begins to appreciate all the news of the season
And so today, the day of the autumn equinox, we make the big leap and leave behind the heat of summer
The long journey towards winter begins today with the autumn equinox