Since the beginning of time people have been naming the Moon and Stars. The FULL MOON and night sky has been a source of wonder for all.
Enjoy this list of names for the Full Moon from different cultures around the world. Just by reading the names you can understand something about that culture, for instance, the Dakota Indian names for October are "The moon when quilling and beading is done".
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Dakotah Sioux
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Ojibwa
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Old Farmer's Almanac
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January |
Of the Terrible |
Great Spirit Moon |
Wolf (or Old, Moon after Yule) |
February |
Of the Raccoon, Moon When Trees Pop |
Sucker Spawning Moon |
Snow Moon (or Hunger Moon) |
March |
When Eyes Are Sore from Bright Snow |
Of the Crust on the Snow |
Worm Moon (or Crow, Crust, Sugar, Sap Moon) |
April |
When Geese Return in Scattered Formation |
Sap Running Moon |
Pink (or Sprouting Grass, Egg, Fish Moon) |
May |
When Leaves Are Green, Moon To Plant |
Budding Moon |
Flower (or Corn Planting, Milk Moon) |
June |
When June Berries Are Ripe |
Strawberry Moon |
Strawberry (or Rose, Hot Moon) |
July |
Of the Middle Summer |
Middle of Summer Moon |
Buck (or Thunder, Hay Moon) |
August |
When All Things Ripen |
Rice-Making Moon |
Sturgeon (or Red, Green Corn Moon) |
September |
When The Calves Grow Hair |
Leaves Turning Moon |
Harvest (or Corn, Barley Moon) |
October |
When Quilling and Beading is Done |
Falling Leaves Moon |
Hunters (or Travel, Dying Grass Moon) |
November |
When Horns Are Broken Off |
Ice Flowing Moon |
Beaver (or Frost Moon) |
December |
Twelfth Moon |
Little Spirit Moon |
Cold Moon (or Long Nights, Moon before Yule) |