Full Moon Calendar Links
Sometimes you just have to let things go. When the world has got you bore-sighted,
and it's splattering all over you, that is the time to howl at the moon.
As an English teacher, I can picture several authors and characters howling at moons
Vlad the Impaler, known to literature as Dracula in Bram Stokers novel, or
Shakespeare's Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet -- especially en route to Lord Capulet's
"old accustomed feast" when he describes Queen Mab to a party-pooping Romeo, or
Edgar Allen Poe; there's nothing to add to that line.
Others might include Richard III, who, to some, was barking mad . . .
Indiana Jones, at times probably felt like a good howl.
So, if your feeling in need of lunar therapy, step into the back yard, lift your head,
and open your jaw so the Man in the Moon can see directly into your diaphram, take
a deep breath or two, and sing to the skies, to the very plonets, and most certainly,
You need to keep in mind that terms like "moonstruck," "mooncalf," "lunatic," and
"lunacy" all connect mental illness to the untoward influence of Earth's nearest
celestial neighbor. Your primary consideration should probably be your next-door
Whatever.
Theraputic as it can be, I will issue extra credit as a homework grade if you bring in a note from your parental unit certifying that you did, indeed, howl at the moon. For the extra credit, it must be a Full Moon. Not negotiable. Full. These links will give you full moon dates.
The full moons have names. Did you ever think about that?
This list was taken from the Algonquin People of New England.
Names Month Other Names Used
Full Wolf Moon Full Old Moon
Full Snow Moon February Full Hunger Moon
Full Worm Moon March Full Crow Moon, Full Crust Moon, Full Sugar Moon, Full Sap Moon
Full Pink Moon April Full Sprouting Grass Moon, Full Egg Moon, Full Fish Moon
Full Flower Moon May Full Corn Planting Moon, Full Milk Moon
Full Strawberry Moon June Full Rose Moon, Full Hot Moon
Full Buck Moon July Full Thunder Moon, Full Hay Moon
Full Sturgeon Moon August Full Red Moon, Full Green Corn Moon
Full Harvest Moon* September Full Corn Moon, Full Barley Moon
Full Hunter's Moon October Full Travel Moon, Full Dying Grass Moon
Full Beaver Moon November Full Frost Moon
Full Cold Moon December Full Long Nights Moon
* The Harvest Moon is always the full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox. If the Harvest Moon occurs in October, the September full Moon is usually called the Corn Moon.
