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Originally Posted by stan4
Or you see what's really there.
And where did anyone get the idea that people would get nuts during the full moon?
I agree it seems more likely to be a myth, but the idea came from somewhere...
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Of course you see what is there, it's just that you are more aware of certain things during a full moon because of the preconceived notion that more hijinks go down during a full moon.
The idea came from myth, legend, and early religions. Since the Moon cycles every 28 days, four weeks, many earlier civilizations used the Moon as a measurement of time (calendar) and the full moon was a good marker for events, especially since the majority of the population was illiterate. Hey, we are going to have a celebration the next time the Moon is 5/7 waning. Yeah, right. Hey, next full moon we'll get down and boogie. Which one would be more likely to set an event to?
But hey, maybe I am full of it. I mean, there was a time when it was considered absolute fact that one god made it rain while another made your hair grow and another was responsible for....etc., etc. What do I know?