Golden October

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A golden October day in the Herrenhausen Gardens in Hanover (view through Herrenhausen Allee )

Golden October and Golden Autumn are established names for the most typical landscape in autumnal October or in the autumn .

Golden late autumn at the Großer Sternberger See north-east of Schwerin

The names refer to the color of the leaves of the deciduous forests that begin in the autumn months . If the sun is yellow-red, especially at sunrise or sunset, a golden hue can be seen. The word golden also expresses that such a sight is perceived as beautiful by many people.

The expression golden October has a centuries-long tradition in Germany . It has been shown to have been used several hundred years ago, although the exact date of its appearance is not certain.

The expression golden September is also used, but much less often. It is evidently a more recent analogy to the golden October .

poem

Golden Autumn , painting by Isaak Levitan (1895)

Eduard Mörike immortalized the golden autumn in his famous poem September morning in 1827 :

The world still rests in the fog
forest and meadows still dream;
soon you will see when the veil falls
the blue sky undisguised,
autumn strong the subdued world
flow in warm gold.

See also

Web links

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  • Mörike's poem September morning (Wikisource)