The Gatesville
MESSENGER
Wednesday,
October
9,
2013
& STAR-FORUMVol.
113 No.
11 14 Pages ISSN No.
0894-4954
“Because Every Thing Is Important To Someone”
75c
Corner:
Q:
You hear the term “harvest
moon” and “hunter’s moon.
”
What exactly do they mean?
A:...
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The Gatesville
MESSENGER
Wednesday,
October
9,
2013
& STAR-FORUMVol.
113 No.
11 14 Pages ISSN No.
0894-4954
“Because Every Thing Is Important To Someone”
75c
Corner:
Q:
You hear the term “harvest
moon” and “hunter’s moon.
”
What exactly do they mean?
A:
Naming full moons goes back
to early American days when the
Indians—mainly the Algonquin
tribes of New England—tried to
describe the full moons of their
day, says Brent McRoberts of
Texas A&M University.
“Many
of these names were either
weather related or tied in with
seasonal conditions of the time,”
he explains.
“For example, a
‘harvest moon’ is the full moon
that usually occurs in September, when the moon is so bright
that that farmers could work late
into the night.
A ‘hunter’s moon’
was usually in October, when
the deer were at their fattest,
leaves were turning color and the
temperatures were getting quite
chilly.
”
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