El otoño es una de las cuatro estaciones del año y una de las dos de la zona intertropical. Astronómicamente, comienza con el equinoccio de otoño (21 de septiembre en el hemisferio norte y 21 de marzo en el hemisferio sur) y termina con el solsticio de invierno (alrededor del 21 de diciembre en el hemisferio norte y 21 de junio en el hemisferio sur). Sin embargo, habitualmente se conoce como otoño el período que comprende los meses de septiembre, octubre y noviembre en el hemisferio norte y marzo, abril y mayo en el hemisferio sur. En ambos hemisferios, es la estación de las cosechas, por ejemplo, del maíz y el girasol. En la literatura, el otoño, en sentido figurado, representa la madurez.

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Autumn, also known as fall in North American English, is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere), when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier while the arrival of day becomes noticeably later, and the temperature cools down considerably. One of its main features is the shedding of leaves from deciduous trees. Some cultures regard the autumnal equinox as "mid-autumn", while others with a longer temperature lag treat it as the start of autumn. Meteorologists (and most of the temperate countries in the southern hemisphere) use a definition based on months, with autumn being September, October and November in the northern hemisphere, and March, April and May in the southern hemisphere. In North America, autumn is usually considered to start with the September equinox (21 to 24 September) and end with the winter solstice (21 or 22 December). Popular culture in North America associates Labor Day, the first Monday in September, as the end of summer and the start of autumn; certain summer traditions, such as wearing white, are discouraged after that date. As daytime and nighttime temperatures decrease, trees shed their leaves. In traditional East Asian solar term, autumn starts on or around 8 August and ends on or about 7 November. In Ireland, the autumn months according to the national meteorological service, Met Éireann, are September, October and November. However, according to the Irish Calendar, which is based on ancient Gaelic traditions, autumn lasts throughout the months of August, September and October, or possibly a few days later, depending on tradition. In Australia and New Zealand, autumn officially begins on 1 March and ends on 31 May.

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