tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post5558436027610151739..comments2024-03-28T05:28:46.610-04:00Comments on NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE: Some Thoughts on the Snow MoonPeter Muisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939949561996555115noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-38769914689614269902015-02-15T13:59:00.688-05:002015-02-15T13:59:00.688-05:00Thanks for the comment, Bill. If there are two ful...Thanks for the comment, Bill. If there are two full moons in one calendrical month the almanacs usually call it a Blue Moon, but that's not what you're saying. I think you raise a good point. If these moon names are really based on Algonquian lore, and if there are 13 moons each year, AND since the Algonquians didn't have a written 12 month calendar like we do, there must have been a 13th moon with its own name. I really have no idea what that would have been. This current system (which is one of many) is a more modern take on a traditional system. Maybe we've lost the name of the 13th moon?Peter Muisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939949561996555115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-49444099951893870462015-02-12T13:15:09.472-05:002015-02-12T13:15:09.472-05:00Must be one missing because there is 13 moons in a...Must be one missing because there is 13 moons in a year. :) Each tribal area differed on names as seasonal events differ from location to location. My thought is that counting moons seem's more accurate than the European calendars that constantly had to be adjusted. ..BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com