Full Moon Names and Their Meanings
Full Moon names date
back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United
States. The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to
each recurring full Moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which
each occurred. There was some variation in the Moon names, but in general, the
same ones were current throughout the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake
Superior. European settlers followed that custom and created some of their own
names. Since the lunar month is only 29 days long on the average, the full Moon
dates shift from year to year.
• Full Worm Moon – March As the
temperature begins to warm and the ground begins to thaw, earthworm casts
appear, heralding the return of the robins. The more northern tribes knew this
Moon as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signaled the end of
winter; or the Full Crust Moon, because the snow cover becomes crusted from
thawing by day and freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of
tapping maple trees, is another variation. To the settlers, it was also known
as the Lenten Moon, and was considered to be the last full Moon of winter.
Information from: http://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names/
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