The legend of a full moon night

In western folklore, such as the legend of werewolf, there is also a saying that werewolves will transform on a full moon night. The setting of special events on the full moon night has been widely used in folklore, astrology, religious belief, literary creation and other fields.

Ancient Europeans believed that the full moon would cause some people to temporarily go insane. There is a word in English called "lunatic", which means "related to the moon", but it is extended to "insanity". Not to mention that in ancient European superstitions, the so-called witches usually came out on a full moon night.

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Diseases prone to occur on the night of the full moon In addition to noticing that some animals will behave abnormally on the night of the full moon, the ancients have long noticed that some people who look normal at ordinary times will suddenly behave abnormally on this night, so the full moon is usually associated with some abnormal behaviors of human beings.

Because in a month, the round change of the moon is accompanied by the change of the distance between the moon and the earth and the tidal force of celestial bodies, this legend is often attached to the scientific basis and produces a specious effect. Although in fact, the tidal force of celestial bodies has little effect on human body. At present, there is still a lack of sufficient scientific basis for all kinds of strange theories about the full moon night.

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