Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Moons and Folklore
A Blue Moon is simply two full moons within the same month. Below are the Native American Folklore names of every full moon in every month. We mentioned the full Wolf moon last week.
January: The full Wolf Moon- Cold and heavy snow would bring hungry wolf
packs out of the mountains.
February: The full Snow Moon- Usually the big snow month when hunting was the
most difficult.
March: The full Worm Moon- It's the mud season. Warmer temps soften the ground
and outcome earthworms. The full moon closest to the Vernal Equinox.
April: The full Pink Moon- Lots of spring wild flowers, i.e. the pink ground
Phlox.
May: The full Flower Moon- Flowers in full bloom everywhere.
June: The full Strawberry Moon-Strawberry season.
July: The full Buck Moon- The time of year when new antlers of the buck deer
push out.
August: The full Sturgeon Moon- Best time for fishing for this large fish.
September: The full Harvest Moon- Farms and gardens are ready for the big
Harvest. The full moon closest to the Autumnal equinox.
October: The full Hunters Moon- Hunting season to prepare for winter, first full moon after the Harvest moon.
November: The full Beaver Moon- Time to set beaver traps before the swamps
freeze.
December: The full Cold Moon- Winter cold is here, nights are their longest
and darkest. ¶ 6:03 PM
January: The full Wolf Moon- Cold and heavy snow would bring hungry wolf
packs out of the mountains.
February: The full Snow Moon- Usually the big snow month when hunting was the
most difficult.
March: The full Worm Moon- It's the mud season. Warmer temps soften the ground
and outcome earthworms. The full moon closest to the Vernal Equinox.
April: The full Pink Moon- Lots of spring wild flowers, i.e. the pink ground
Phlox.
May: The full Flower Moon- Flowers in full bloom everywhere.
June: The full Strawberry Moon-Strawberry season.
July: The full Buck Moon- The time of year when new antlers of the buck deer
push out.
August: The full Sturgeon Moon- Best time for fishing for this large fish.
September: The full Harvest Moon- Farms and gardens are ready for the big
Harvest. The full moon closest to the Autumnal equinox.
October: The full Hunters Moon- Hunting season to prepare for winter, first full moon after the Harvest moon.
November: The full Beaver Moon- Time to set beaver traps before the swamps
freeze.
December: The full Cold Moon- Winter cold is here, nights are their longest
and darkest. ¶ 6:03 PM
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Thanks for this post! As much as our children pay attention to the moon, they will enjoy reading this information.
# posted by 
: January 30, 2008 4:49 PM
: January 30, 2008 4:49 PM
Not to be contrary, because two full moons within a month is also accurate.
But....
"A visibly 'Blue' Moon" is where I believe the phrase came from.
I had to wiki it to be sure (well it is the wiki so one never knows).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon#Visibly_blue_moon
I had heard that it was atmospheric conditions that actually caused a blue tint to the moon, long ago... I did not know about the american Indian folk lore, and that was interesting. I'm sure many cultures had similar lore for such events.
I think the most interesting event yet to occur will be in 2012. Not the moon, but something early astrologists discovered through incredibly astute observations.
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But....
"A visibly 'Blue' Moon" is where I believe the phrase came from.
I had to wiki it to be sure (well it is the wiki so one never knows).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon#Visibly_blue_moon
I had heard that it was atmospheric conditions that actually caused a blue tint to the moon, long ago... I did not know about the american Indian folk lore, and that was interesting. I'm sure many cultures had similar lore for such events.
I think the most interesting event yet to occur will be in 2012. Not the moon, but something early astrologists discovered through incredibly astute observations.
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