Every full moon has its name
The full moon has always been a companion through time, through months, through seasons and the entire year. In the early days even more so, because daily life of people had not been strictly ruled by the clock yet. It was the sun that determined the day and the moon that brightened the night. Nowadays, clock and calendar are our time scales, which is advantageous but also contains a dark side. You unlearn more and more to estimate time periods and to experience them consciously. We have almost forgotten to perceive how different a full moon feels like in December compared to a full moon in July …
Indigenous people from many countries and cultures used to give the full moons names throughout the years, which reflected the seasonal events and included observations from nature. In the Internet (WIKIPEDIA et al.) you can read particularly often about the full moon names of Native Americans, the Algonquin. But also English names have been passed down, likewise the full moon names of Hindus or Buddhists.
January full moon February full moon March full moon April full moon May full moon June full moon |
July full moon August full moon September full moon October full moon November full moon December full moon |
It is obvious, that some names reappear (especially in adjacent months) and depending on the source, have been handed down differently.
These full moon names expand your vision to a native and nature-oriented perception of the moon. They remind us of our nature and a time that appears to be far, far away. For the moon it seems like only a blink of an eye has passed
Thank you, for all the research.