In some civilizations there are certain beliefs according to the phase that has the Moon, especially in the agricultural and rural world. This planet is present on topics related to vegetation and the birth of children.

The Moon and agriculture

In ancient observation of the moon and other planets was something very common when doing any work in the field. This technique is still present in some areas.

Gabriel Alonso Herrera in the fifteenth century wrote a book entitled Agriculture General, which could see certain beliefs and superstitions related to agriculture.

In this book can be seen to pay the field and pruning of the vines must be shrinking in the fourth. However in first quarter should be sowing wheat and perform grafts.

Moreover popular tradition also echoed these beliefs by saying that the full moon is the best time to reap and sow plants with fruit.

Instead the new moon is the most conducive to planting those plants that fail prematurely as in the case of lettuce. These are often planted in fourth shrinking.

The Moon and births

In addition to the beliefs and superstitions on vegetation some popular these relate the various phases of the moon with the birth of human beings.

This varies depending on the area and that in many places it is believed that in time of the Full Moon is when more children are born, while in others it is believed that it is with the phase shift.

In the case of animals also happens the same. The popular these relate births of large animals with the stage at which the moon is full.

Several studies have tried to bring to light the scientific understanding of this phenomenon without reaching any conclusions linking reliable birth to the phases of the moon.