Full Moon
Title: Full Moon
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Description: Sunday, March 20, 2011
Names Given to the Moon by Other Cultures:
Colonial American: Fish Moon
Chinese: Sleepy Moon
American Indian (Cherokee): Windy Moon
American Indian (Choctaw): Big Famine Moon
American Indian (Dakotah Sioux): Moon When Eyes Are Sore from Bright Snow
Celtic: Moon of Winds
English Medieval: Chaste Moon
Neo Pagan: Death Moon
Full Worm Moon (March)
At the time of this spring Moon, the ground begins to soften and earthworm casts reappear, inviting the return of robins. This is also known as the Sap Moon, as it marks the time when maple sap begins to flow and the annual tapping of maple trees begins.
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.
Date: 2011-03-02
Originally posted 2011-03-02 15:02:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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