On September 23, Google Doodle celebrates the autumn of 2019 (autumn equinox) with a drawing of the Earth wearing a yellow leaf.
Fall this year in the Northern Hemisphere begins on September 23 and ends on December 22. This is the time when most crops are harvested and many tree species will drop their leaves. In the fall, the days will gradually shorten and the weather will be cooler, especially at high latitudes. In temperate regions, rainfall in this season increases gradually.
There are many ways to determine when autumn arrives. According to astronomy, autumn begins at the time of the autumn equinox, around September 23 in the Northern Hemisphere and March 21 in the Southern Hemisphere, and ends at the winter solstice, around December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and December 21. /6 in the Southern Hemisphere.
Google changes the doodle to greet the fall of 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere, starting September 23. (Screenshots).
According to meteorologists, autumn is counted from March to May in the Southern Hemisphere and from September to November in the Northern Hemisphere. According to the Chinese calendar, autumn begins at the beginning of autumn, around August 7, and ends at winter time, around November 7 of the solar calendar.
In addition, autumn is often defined as the beginning of school in many countries, as it falls in September in the Northern Hemisphere and March in the Southern Hemisphere.
In Western culture, people often personify autumn as the “beautiful woman” , healthy and adorned with fruits, vegetables, and grains ripening in season.
Most ancient civilizations celebrated autumn harvest festivals. Some major holidays are celebrated during this season such as: Thanksgiving, Halloween in late autumn in the US and Canada; the Jewish festival of Sukkot; many North American Aboriginal festivals are associated with foods from ripe fruit trees harvested from the wild; Chinese and Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival and many other festivals.