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Full Worm Moon (March)
—Míchealín Daugherty
(Also known as the
Rust Moon, Sore Eye Moon, Crow Moon, Spring Moon, Strawberry Moon,
Whispering Wind Moon, Windy Moon, Maple Sugar Moon, Sap Moon, Strong Wind
Moon, Chaste Moon, Moon of Wakening, Light Snow Moon, Flower Time Moon,
Cactus Blossom Moon, Earth Cracks Moon,
Lenten Moon)
- As the temperature begins to warm and the
ground begins to thaw, earthworm casts appear, heralding the return of
the robins.
- The northern Native American tribes
knew this Moon as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signaled
the end of winter; or the Full Crust Moon, because the snow cover
becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night.
- The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of
tapping maple trees, is another variation.
- To some, it was known as the Lenten Moon,
and was considered to be the last full Moon of winter.
Sources:
- The
Farmer's Almanac
- Gross,
T. Native American Full Moons.
See also:
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