Those of the Kalapuya nation referred to this as the Out of Food Moon. For others it was the Little Famine Moon or the Hunger Moon. For the Cherokee the association with hunger and starvation also included a brush with death. And the people use this as an opportunity to communicate with dead ancestors during the Bone Moon.
Indeed, these ancient native tribes named this moon after the way trees cracked in the cold, or how people had to huddle around a fire for warmth. My own people – the ancient Celts – remember this as the Moon of Ice as it is associated with the coldest month of the year. On a more upbeat note it is the Hopi tribe of the southwest who call this the Moon of Purification and Renewal.
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If you’ve scored a clear night tonight you will not want to miss this. As February is the snowiest month of the year this is also known as a Snow Moon.
Raising a toast to clear winter nights, a rising full moon and the return of spring.
Cheers....
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