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Names of the Moons

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Colonial American
January: Winter Moon
July: Summer Moon
February: Trapper's Moon
August: Dog Day's Moon
March: Fish Moon
September: Harvest Moon
April: Planter's Moon  
October: Hunter's Moon
May: Milk Moon
November: Beaver Moon
June: Rose Moon
December: Christmas Moon
  
Chinese
January: Holiday Moon
July: Hungry Ghost Moon
February: Budding Moon
August: Harvest Moon
March: Sleepy Moon
September: Chrysanthemum Moon
April: Peony Moon
October: Kindly Moon
May: Dragon Moon N
ovember: White Moon
June: Lotus Moon
December: Bitter Moon
  
American Indian (Cherokee)
January: Cold Moon
July: Ripe Corn Moon
February: Bony Moon
August: Fruit Moon
March: Windy Moon
September: Nut Moon
April: Flower Moon
October: Harvest Moon
May: Planting Moon
November: Trading Moon
June: Green Corn Moon
December: Snow Moon
  
American Indian (Choctaw)
January: Cooking Moon
July: Crane Moon
February: Little Famine Moon
August: Women's Moon
March: Big Famine Moon
September: Mulberry Moon
April: Wildcat Moon
October: Blackberry Moon
May: Panther Moon
November: Sassafras Moon
June: Windy Moon
December: Peach Moon
  
American Indian (Dakotah Sioux)
January: Moon of the Terrible
February: Moon of the Raccoon, Moon When Trees Pop
March: Moon When Eyes Are Sore from Bright Snow
April: Moon When Geese Return in Scattered Formation
May: Moon When Leaves Are Green, Moon To Plant
June: Moon When June Berries Are Ripe
July: Moon of the Middle Summer
August: Moon When All Things Ripen
September: Moon When The Calves Grow Hair
October: Moon When Quilling and Beading is Done
November: Moon When Horns Are Broken Off
December: Twelfth Moon
  
Celtic
January: Quite Moon
July: Moon of Claiming
February: Moon of Ice
August: Dispute Moon
March: Moon of Winds
September: Singing Moon
April: Growing Moon
October: Harvest Moon
May: Bright Moon
November: Dark Moon
June: Moon of Horses
December: Cold Moon
  
English Medieval
January: Wolf Moon
July: Mead Moon
February: Storm Moon
August: Corn Moon
March: Chaste Moon
September: Barley Moon
April: Seed Moon
October: Blood Moon
May: Hare Moon
November: Snow Moon
June: Dyan Moon
December: Oak Moon
  
Neo Pagan
January: Ice Moon
July: Rose Moon
February: Snow Moon
August: Lightening Moon
March: Death Moon
September: Harvest Moon
April: Awakening Moon
October: Blood Moon
May: Grass Moon
November: Tree Moon
June: Planting Moon
December: Long Night Moon
  
New Guinea
Name: Rainbow Fish Moon
Name: Black Trevally Moon
Name: Parriotfish Moon
Name: Open Sea Moon
Name: Palolo Worm Moon
Name: Tiger Shark Moon
Name: Flying Fish Moon
Name: Rain & Wind Moon
lol, these are the names of the moons in different countries by the month of the year. lol, I found this very interesting as I was looking up the moon for a name for :iconverarosenightingale:'s fan-fiction so I decided to post it on here. Cool! I like the Blood Moon the best
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Hello, fanfic reference!

Thanks for posting these!