Autumns Dressing
by Marcia Lee Jones
Title
Autumns Dressing
Artist
Marcia Lee Jones
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Association with the transition from warm to cold weather, and its related status as the season of the primary harvest, has dominated its themes and popular images. In Western cultures, personifications of autumn are usually pretty, well-fed females adorned with fruits, vegetables and grains that ripen at this time. Many cultures feature autumnal harvest festivals, often the most important on their calendars. Still extant echoes of these celebrations are found in the autumn Thanksgiving holiday of the United States and Canada, and the Jewish Sukkot holiday with its roots as a full-moon harvest festival of "tabernacles" (living in outdoor huts around the time of harvest).[citation needed] There are also the many North American Indian festivals tied to harvest of autumnally ripe foods gathered in the wild, the Chinese Mid-Autumn or Moon festival, and many others. The predominant mood of these autumnal celebrations is a gladness for the fruits of the earth mixed with a certain melancholy linked to the imminent arrival of harsh weather.
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February 10th, 2014
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Sharon W
Absolutely beautiful and way too inviting. Will this lead me to a magical place, even though it is completely enchanted right here itself? Gorgeous place, excellent capture and wow, i just would love to be there right now. Wonderful to view! Your gallery is superb!
Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography
Love this one for both the composition and also the general mood!
Mariola Bitner
Congratulations on your outstanding artwork! It has been chosen to be FEATURED in the group “500 VIEWS.”
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