Saturday, October 07, 2006

More full moon information

Amazing how taking a picture of the moon can raise your interest in the subject!

This is what I found in WMUR.com on the subject:

"January: Full "Wolf" Moon (American Indian - from wolf packs roaming in the dead of winter.) Also known as "Old"
February: Full "Snow" Moon (American Indian - because it's a common month for snow)
March: Full "Worm" Moon (American Indian -- from earthworms coming to soil surface during Spring thaw) Also "Sap", "Sugar"
April: Full "Pink" Moon (American Indian--from profusion of pink wildflowers)
May: Full "Flower" Moon. Also "Planting" sometimes used.
June: Full "Strawberry". Also "Rose" used by some.
July: Full "Buck" Moon. Also "Thunder" is sometimes used (American Indian - because July often features strong Thunderstorms)
August: Full "Fruit" Moon. Also "Corn"
September: Full "Harvest" Moon/
October: Full "Hunter's" Moon.
November: Full "Beaver" Moon. (American Indian - From the busy beavers building their winter homes) Also "Frost"
December: Full "Cold" Moon. AKA "Oak""

And the following table gives more variations on names: (source http://www.fabandpp.org/cotm/moons.htm)

Month Set #1 Set #2 Cherokee




January Old Wolf Cold
February Snow Snow Bony
March Sap Worm Windy
April Grass Pink Flower
May Milk Flower Planting
June Rose Strawberry Green Corn
July Thunder Buck Ripe Corn
August Green Corn Corn Fruit
September Fruit Harvest Nut
October Harvest Hunter's Harvest
November Frost Beaver Trading
December Long Night Cold Snow




Month Ottewell Wiccan Others




January Moon After Yule Wolf
February
Storm
March Lenten Chaste Crow
April Egg Seed Moon of the Red Grass Appearing
May
Hare
June Flower Dyad Honey
July Hay Mead
August Grain Wyrt Sturgeon
September
Barley
October Hunter's Blood
November Hunter's Snow
December Moon Before Yule Oak

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