Arrival of August

The arrival of August marked a time of universal anticipation, one of the rare occasions when nobles and commoners—two groups divided by every conceivable aspect of life—shared a common joy. To the peasantry, who toiled tirelessly in the soil, August was the reward for their labor, the culmination of months spent sowing and tending to the fields. It was the season of the great harvest, the moment when the golden bounty of the earth, grain, would be gathered to sustain their families and communities through the year.