Autumn, also termed as
'Fall' in North America, is an intermediary phase in between summer and winter. Autumn is a specific
season in the temperate zone. It begins in September in the North, while in the Southern part of the Planet, the season of autumn arrives in the month of March. The end of summer signifies the arrival of autumn, which is characterized by
mellowness. This is a time when
trees get rid of their old look in the process of shedding
leaves. Autumn leaves have a reddish tinge which falls away during this season, thereby paving the way for further growth.
Many people in Canada, the United States, Japan, China and Korea travel around their home countries during autumn just to watch the leaves change colors and fall off the trees because it is such a beautiful site of nature. In fact the tourist season of leaf watching is a popular time to go hiking, camping and enjoying being outside with nature since the temperatures are mild, as the heat of summer has past and the chill of winter has yet to come.
Some
holidays that fall during the time of autumn are
Thanksgiving and
Halloween. Thanksgiving is a tradition that is symbolic of the Native Americans feeding the first colonists who were not prepared with steady crops of vegetables and fruits. We celebrate
Thanksgiving to give thanks for the sharing of the harvest during the first years of settlers.
Halloween is a time where people decorate pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns, and make displays of cornhusks and hay bales, also celebrating the harvest time of year. The
Jewish holiday of Sukkot and the
Chinese Moon Festival are celebrated by other cultures to show
appreciation for the good food of the season and to get ready to settle indoors for the next season of winter, which often keeps people indoors and isolated. This makes autumn more of a fun and relaxing time as people anticipate the cold weather that is just around the corner. Follow
THIS LINK, if you are interested in
Fall Lessons Plans / Teacher Guide to the Autumn/Fall Season.
(abridged and adapted)
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