Ancient cultures from nothern America gave full moons in each month names bases on the behaviors of their surroundings in that month.
January: Wolf Moon Named after the wolves that would come and feast on the villages food furing the month of January. February: Snow Moon The other names for this month are storm moon and hunger moon. The reason it is called the snow moon is due to the weather during the time of Feburary. March: Worm Moon Named after the worms that would apear on the freshly thawed ground after the month of February's snow. April: Pink Moon Named after the wildflower that began to bloom in April. May: Flower Moon Abundant blooms of flowers resulted in the naming of this moon. During the spring time is when the flowers bloom. April showers bring May flowers. June: Strawberry Moon In North America, June is the harvesting season for the strawberry, hence the name of the moon this month. July: Buck Moon Native male deer begin to regrow their antlers that they had shed in June. Another name for July is the thunder moon for the summer storms. August: Sturgeon Moon Due to the abundance of the sturgeon species in August, native American fishing tribes names the moon after the species. Also, called the red moon due to the color from the summer haze. September: Harvest Moon This is the most commonly known moon name due to the fact that it goes along with the auntumn equinox after the crops are gathered. October: Hunters Moon Due to anicent native American hunters, they named the october moon after the best time to hunt summer- fattened aminals such as, deer and fox. November: Beaver Moon There is no certain answer on how this month got it's name. The debate is between the season of beavers building their damns and the season of Native Americans heavily settign up beaver traps during November. Another name is the Frost Moon. Personally, I think the Frost Moon fits November better. December: Cold Moon Nothing fits December better, the coming of winter tops off the last month of the years full moon. The Cold Moon suits december nicely, not only because it is a cold month but because it is the ending of another year. The Blue Moon Last but not least, the blue moon. There is no known reason as to why it is called BLUE moon. However, the reason that there is an additional moon name is for the time that you see two full moons in one month. These moon happen every two and a half years or so and they typically are not constantly with in the same month. http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/full-moon-article/
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