In November, the snow moon in the sky, a particularly beautiful sight for star gazers will appear. But also Poets, painters and musicians, has always been from the moon for inspiration. A look back.
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Myth Of The Moon
Religious symbolism and astronomy
In the early days the forces of the moon was worshipped, To be increase and Decrease associated with the activities of the people. The time was counted in moons instead of days, and Roman months. The sky disc of Nebra, 1999 in Saxony-Anhalt found, for both aspects: early astronomy, and spirituality. Her age is estimated to be 3700 to 4100 years.
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Myth Of The Moon
The Fascination Of The Blood Moon
In the case of a total lunar Eclipse the moon turns in the shadow of the earth blood-red – a phenomenon, the star-Gazer on the evening of 27. July for a particularly long time to be able to observe. The sight brought back memories of the “super moon” of 2015 (picture). At that time, the moon, the earth, and came close in its orbit and appeared to increase in size. Since time immemorial, the earth’s satellite is considered to be mysterious and magical.
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Myth Of The Moon
Charged with significance
In art state-of-the moon over the centuries for many different things: the innocence, the virgin Mary, for female sexuality. The high phase of the employment with the moon the romance was. The artist wanted to give the moon its magic. Here in the picture: Caspar David Friedrich’s “Two men contemplating the moon” from the year 1820.
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Myth Of The Moon
Muse of the Poet
In the literature, the moon has always played a large role. Especially the lyric uses the earth’s natural satellite. He is mostly melancholy and longing – but for consolation, as in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s poem “To the moon”. In the first Verse of the poem reads: “Füllest again Bush and valley silently with a mist of gloss, finally solve once my soul.”
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Myth Of The Moon
The moon howl at
The moon not only stimulates screech-owl and wolves to Sing, the man is singing the praises of since time immemorial, the heaven of the body. Famous examples from the modern period Matthias Claudius, evening song (“The moon has risen”), Glenn Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade”, Elvis Presley’s “Blue Moon” or Pink Floyd’s Album “The Dark Side Of The Moon”.
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Myth Of The Moon
Horror and romance
Mark Twain once said: “Everyone is like a moon. He has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” Since ancient times there is to Say to people who transform at the full moon into wolves. The cinema is on the werewolf myth. Here is a picture from “The wolf man” from 1941. However, even in romantic comedies such as the U.S. Film “moonstruck” (1987) playing to the moon a major role.
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Myth Of The Moon
Media Century Event
With the first manned landing on the moon in 1969, the moon would have to lose its last secrets, and therefore also its power of attraction. Suddenly, people were walking around – as here, in the image Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the place and took photos. Science, it seemed, had conquered the moon finally.
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Myth Of The Moon
Unbroken Attraction
But the fascination of the moon has not diminished by his conquest. In 2013, the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and his Danish colleague, Ólafur Elíasson called their project “Moon”: www.moonmoonmoonmoon.com everyone can immortalize with a drawing on the moon. “Look at the moon, grow together, while others also look at him,” said Weiwei and Elíasson.
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Myth Of The Moon
Religious symbolism and astronomy
In the early days the forces of the moon was worshipped, To be increase and Decrease associated with the activities of the people. The time was counted in moons instead of days, and Roman months. The sky disc of Nebra, 1999 in Saxony-Anhalt found, for both aspects: early astronomy, and spirituality. Her age is estimated to be 3700 to 4100 years.
-
Myth Of The Moon
The Fascination Of The Blood Moon
In the case of a total lunar Eclipse the moon turns in the shadow of the earth blood-red – a phenomenon, the star-Gazer on the evening of 27. July for a particularly long time to be able to observe. The sight brought back memories of the “super moon” of 2015 (picture). At that time, the moon, the earth, and came close in its orbit and appeared to increase in size. Since time immemorial, the earth’s satellite is considered to be mysterious and magical.
-
Myth Of The Moon
Charged with significance
In art state-of-the moon over the centuries for many different things: the innocence, the virgin Mary, for female sexuality. The high phase of the employment with the moon the romance was. The artist wanted to give the moon its magic. Here in the picture: Caspar David Friedrich’s “Two men contemplating the moon” from the year 1820.
-
Myth Of The Moon
Muse of the Poet
In the literature, the moon has always played a large role. Especially the lyric uses the earth’s natural satellite. He is mostly melancholy and longing – but for consolation, as in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s poem “To the moon”. In the first Verse of the poem reads: “Füllest again Bush and valley silently with a mist of gloss, finally solve once my soul.”
-
Myth Of The Moon
The moon howl at
The moon not only stimulates screech-owl and wolves to Sing, the man is singing the praises of since time immemorial, the heaven of the body. Famous examples from the modern period Matthias Claudius, evening song (“The moon has risen”), Glenn Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade”, Elvis Presley’s “Blue Moon” or Pink Floyd’s Album “The Dark Side Of The Moon”.
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Myth Of The Moon
Horror and romance
Mark Twain once said: “Everyone is like a moon. He has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” Since ancient times there is to Say to people who transform at the full moon into wolves. The cinema is on the werewolf myth. Here is a picture from “The wolf man” from 1941. However, even in romantic comedies such as the U.S. Film “moonstruck” (1987) playing to the moon a major role.
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Myth Of The Moon
Media Century Event
With the first manned landing on the moon in 1969, the moon would have to lose its last secrets, and therefore also its power of attraction. Suddenly, people were walking around – as here, in the image Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the place and took photos. Science, it seemed, had conquered the moon finally.
-
Myth Of The Moon
Unbroken Attraction
But the fascination of the moon has not diminished by his conquest. In 2013, the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and his Danish colleague, Ólafur Elíasson called their project “Moon”: www.moonmoonmoonmoon.com everyone can immortalize with a drawing on the moon. “Look at the moon, grow together, while others also look at him,” said Weiwei and Elíasson.
In the night from Thursday to Friday (23.11.) heaven gazers to witness a particularly beautiful full moon. In November, the moon bears the poetic epithet of “snow moon”. In many places the clouds, it was free and so the people could watch the bright moon in all its glory.
November is for stargazers already an exciting month, because of the star power of the Leonids, named after the constellation of the lion, is visible in the Northern hemisphere.
Magical impact on human and animal
Whether blood moon or simple Crescent: The moon has had on the people has always been a great attraction. From the early times through antiquity and the middle ages until today, there are a huge number of testimonies to the worship of this mysterious celestial body.
Even the development of the moon through space travel in the 20th century. Century seems to have its legend, not detract from done. In the representation of romantic love to the silvery appearance in the Night firmament has, of course, a special place. The moon is attributed to has always had a magical effect on humans and animals.
This force carried an artist has always been bill. First of all, in cave paintings and artifacts, and later in engravings, oil Paintings, or celluloid.