TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE MOON IN THE GARDEN COMMUNITY: recognizing knowledge to affirm rights

Abstract

The social practices developed in the daily life of the peasants are populated with diverse knowledge produced through deep observations of the natural world, transmitted and reworked from generation to generation. This work aimed to build an intercultural mapping of traditional knowledge related to the influence of the Moon on social practices developed by residents of the Jardim Community, in the municipality of Rio Pardo de Minas, in the northern region of the state of Minas Gerais. The methodology of qualitative research and construction of the intercultural mapping of traditional knowledge was adopted and to obtain the information, three semi-structured interviews were conducted with residents of the community. Finally, a presentation was made in the hall of the Association of Small Family Farmers, with the purpose of giving residents a feedback on the main results of the survey. For these peasants, following the phases of the Moon is a guarantee of greater yield in production, taking advantage of the potential of wood, healing of animals, healthier births of chicks, etc. In other words, following the phases of the Moon means respecting / being responsive with time, a temporality, of nature, of living beings, of peasants and of the earth.