Female full moon

...On the fifteenth night of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the harvest moon falls, moon-viewing dango and ears of silver grass are offered to the harvest moon, and it is widely seen that moon-viewing events are held, but in some places taro is offered and it is called the "potato harvest moon," and tug-of-war events are held. On the thirteenth night of the September month, it is called the "bean harvest moon" or "female harvest moon," and both are said to be remnants of harvest festivals from ancient times. This includes the days before rice cultivation, but in the past, there was a widespread custom that children would not be scolded if they ate the dumplings offered to them on the night of the harvest moon without permission. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Onna Meigetsu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…旧暦8月の十五夜，中秋の名月に月見だんごとススキの穂を供えて月見の行事をするところが広く見られるが，里芋を供えて〈芋名月〉と呼び，また綱引きなどをするところもある。9月の十三夜は〈豆名月〉〈女名月〉と呼び，ともに古い時代の収穫祭のなごりが見られるという。それは稲作以前のことも含めてであるが，名月の晩にはお供えのだんごを子どもたちが無断でいただいてもしかられない風習が昔は広く分布した。…

※「女名月」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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