Cyber Rainbow: Naming the Moon

Wolf Moon (Jan)

The first Full moon of a new year is called the Wolf Moon. This is January Moon.

Some other names are Holiday Moon, Old Moon, Ice Moon, Cold Moon,Cooking Moon, Moon of the Terrible, Quiet Moon,

Storm Moon. With the ice and cold outside and hungry wolves at the door you can see how some of the names came to be.

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Snow Moon (Feb)

The second moon of the new year, the February Moon has many names as well:

Hunger Moon,Storm Moon,Candles Moon,Ice Moon,Storm Moon, Snow Moon, Trapper’s Moon,Budding Moon,Bony Moon, Little Famine Moon, Moon of the Raccoon, Moon When Tree pop.

Clearly not ever culture agrees on which moon is the Snow Moon or which one is the Ice Moon. But it does seem that some cultures who grew weary of winter think of February as the hungry time when they need Spring to hurry up and get here.

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Worm Moon (March)

The March Moon is also:

Crow Moon,Crust Moon,Sugar Moon,Sap Moon,Chaste Moon, Death Moon,Lenten Moon,Fish Moon,Sleepy Moon,
Windy Moon,Big Famine Moon,Moon When Eyes are Sore from Bright Snow,Moon of Winds,Death Moon,Crust Moon,
Seed Moon,Sugar Moon

It seems clear that in Spring different cultures are thinking about different things. Some are thinking about sex and other are thing about death. Still others are thinking about worms and wind and sugar from maple trees.

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Pink Moon (April)

The April Moon heralds growing things like pink flowers:

Sprouting Grass Moon,Fish Moon,Seed Moon,Waking Moon, Egg Moon,Planter’s Moon,Peony Moon,Flower Moon,
Wildcat Moon,Moon When Geese Return in Scattered Formation, Growing Moon,Seed Moon,Awakening Moon

The world awakens from a long winter’s nap

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Flower Moon (May)

Names for the first full moon in May:

Flower Moon,Corn Planting Moon,Milk Moon,Bright Moon,Dragon Moon,
Panther Moon,Hare Moon,Grass Moon,When the Leaves Are Green,Moon to Plant,
Budding Moon,Frog Moon,Waiting Moon,Mulberry Moon,Ninth Moon,
Idle Moon,Big Leaf Moon,Blossom Moon,Strawberry Moon,Merry Moon,Joy Moon

The world is in bloom for the Flower Moon

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Strawberry Moon (June)

Rose Moon,Hot Moon,Leaves Moon,Horses Moon,Lotus Moon,windy Moon,
Summer Moon,Buffalo Moon,Leaf Moon,Corn tassel Moon,Blackberry Moon,
Green Grass Moon,Ripening Moon,Turtle Moon,Watermelon Moon,
Strawberry Moon,Mead Moon,Honey Moon,Hot Moon

Gather the berries…

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Buck Moon (July)

Buck Moon, Thunder Moon,Mead Moon,Hay Moon,
Raptor Moon,Smoky Moon,Ripe Moon,Crane Moon,
Claiming Moon,Hungry Ghost Moon,Raspberry Moon,
Middle Summer Moon,Red Cherries Moon,Horse Moon,
Summer Moon,Sun House Moon,Blessing Moon,Hay Moon,
Grain Moon,Meadow Moon,Blood Moon,Wort Moon,Fallow Moon

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Sturgeon Moon August)

Sturgeon Moon,Joyful Moon,First Acorns,Ripen Moon,Dispute Moon,
Cutter Moon,Dog Days Moon,Harvest Moon,Berry Moon,W omen’s Moon,
Mulberries Moon,Middle Moon,Freshness Moon,Yellow Flower Moon,
Acorns Ripen Moon,Lightning Moon,Black Cherries Moon,
Lightning Moon,Dog Days Moon,Autumn Moon,Feather Shedding Moon,
Fruit Moon,Drying Moon,Grain Moon,Red Moon,Wood Cutter Moon

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Corn Moon (Sept)

Corn Moon,Harvest Moon,Singing Moon, Leaf Fall Moon, Ripe Moon, Acorn Moon,Rice Moon,Mulberry Moon, Snow Goose Moon,Freshness Moon,Harvest Moon, Autumn Moon,Barley Moon,Nut Moon,Black Butterfly Moon, Fruit Moon,Wine Moon,Blood Moon

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Harvest Moon (Oct)

Harvest Moon,Long Hair Moon,Ten Colds Moon,Falling Leaves Moon, Hunter’s Moon,Blood Moon,Wine Moon,Travel Moon,
Spirit Moon,Snow Moon,Shedding Moon,White Frost Moon

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Beaver Moon (Nov)

Beaver Moon,Tree Moon,Poverty Moon,Trading Moon,Falling Leaves Moon, Freezing River Moon,Snow Moon,Frosty Moon,Fog Moon,Oak Moon, Mad Moon, Storm Moon,Dark Moon

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Cold Moon (December)

Cold Moon,Night Moon,Respect Moon,Peach Moon,Twelfth Moon, Big Winter Moon,Ashes Fire Moon,Oak Moon,Long Night Moon,
Popping Trees Moon,Running Wolves Moon,Frost Fish Moon, Finger Moon

The Moon of Long cold nights. Winter Solstice Moon.

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