February
~ Chaste Moon
The
antiquated word for pure reflects the
custom
of greeting the new year with a clear soul.
March
~ Seed Moon
Sowing
season and
symbol
of the start of the new year.
April
~ Hare Moon
The
sacred animal was associated
in
Roman legends with springtime and fertility.
May
~ Dyad Moon
The
Latin word for a pair refers to the twin
stars
of the constellation of Castor and Pollux.
June
~ Mead Moon
During
late June and most of July the
meadows,
or meads, were mowed for hay.
July
~ Wort Moon
When
the sun
was
in Leo, the worts
(from
the Anglo-Saxon wyrt plant)
were
gathered to be dried and stored.
August
~ Barley Moon
Persephone,
virgin Goddess of rebirth,
carries
a sheaf of barley as a symbol of the harvest.
September
~ Blood Moon
Marking
the season when domestic
animals
were sacrificed for winter provisions.
Libra's
full moon occasionally became the Wine Moon
when
a grapeharvest was expected to produce a superior vintage.
October
~ Snow Moon
Scorpio
heralds the dark season when
the
sun is at it's lowest and the first snows fly.
November
~ Oak Moon
The
sacred tree of the Druids and the Roman
God
Jupiter is most noble as it withstands winter storms.
December
~ Wolf Moon
The
fearsome nocturnal animal
represents
the "night" of the year.
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