Fodor's Travel Talk Forums - Happy Halloween!!!

Happy haunts - here's some trivia regarding the names for the full moon each month of the year. The full moon tonight is a blue moon because it is the second one this month. And as you must know - the first full moon on Halloween in 46 years. January Wolf - Named after the hungry wolf packs that roamed outside Native American villages. February Snow - Named after the snow pack which was deepest at this time of year. March Worm or Full Sap - Named for the reappearance of earthworms which attracted robins in early spring. Also known as the Full Sap Moon because of the maple sap which flowed at the beginning of the thawing season. April Pink - Named for the pink wild ground phlox that began the blooming season. May Flower - Aptly named for all the colorful blooming that took place in May. June Strawberry - Perfectly timed to the strawberry picking season. July Buck or Thunder - Named for the antlers of buck deer that pushed out of their foreheads during summer. It is also known as the Full Thunder Moon because of the summer storm season. August Sturgeon or Green Corn - Named for the large fish that was easily caught at this time of year. Also known as the Full Green Corn Moon for the corn crop. September Barley or Harvest - Referring to the crops harvested at this time of year. October Hunter's or Harvest - Hunter’s is for the hunting season that accompanies defoliated forests. The Harvest moon sometimes falls in October. November Beaver - Named for the beaver traps that were set before the marshes, bogs, and swamps froze over. December Cold - Named for the more frequent frigid nights.