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Moon flowers, pink moon, cold moon ... 12 months with 12 different names based on the characteristics of the region where they live. North American aboriginals have created a calendar with this very special name.

In the past, North American aborigines did not use the current European calendar. They rely on the movement of the moon and name the month through the striking weather, nature, and social phenomena of that month.

1. January: Moon wolf (Wolf Moon)

In the days near the Full Moon in January, tribal residents often hear the wolves howling in the mountains. So, they see this as a feature of this month so they named it wolf moon. The wolf moon is also known as the old moon (Old Moon).

On the full moon in January 2019, we have the opportunity to witness the super moon firsthand (a phenomenon that occurs when the full moon is at the closest point to Earth in its orbit), wolf moon and blood moon (total eclipse ) the same happens simultaneously. Therefore, Western astronomers combined the words "super", "blood" and "wolf" into one word to indicate the phenomenon, called "Super blood wolf moon".

2. February: Snow moon (Snow Moon)

In North America, snow falls heavily in February and can be considered the heaviest and heaviest snowfall of the year. The name Moon snow was born from there. 

Also this time, due to the large amount of snow covered, food became scarce. Therefore, some other tribes have relied on this to name the hungry moon (Hunger Moon).

3. March: Moon worm (Moon Worm)

And the spring starts to come, the temperature becomes warm, all species flourish. So are earth worms, they appear more and more visible. And the birds flap their wings to find their prey. Because of this characteristic, the full moon in March is also called the moon worm (Worm Moon), or some other less popular names are Sap Moon or Crow moon (Crow Moon) ...

The full moon in March this year will be the third super moon in 2019 when it is 30% brighter and 14% larger than usual when viewed with the human eye.

4. April: Pink Moon (Pink Moon)

Do not mistakenly think the pink moon means that the moon is pink as the name calls the blood moon due to the total lunar eclipse. The name comes from a pink wildflower, which often blooms in the spring in the grasslands of the US and Canada, creating a bright pink setting on the grasslands.

April is also the season for many North American animals to breed, laying eggs so the full moon is also called the egg moon (Egg Moon). Some coastal tribes also call this fish moon (Fish Moon) because it coincides with the presence of large herring herds.

The full moon in April is very important for Westerners because it is often used to calculate Easter, often falling on the next Sunday the first full moon after spring equinox.

5. May: Flower moon (Flower Moon)

In addition to the name of the moon, another name for the moon in May is Corn Plating Moon because this is the time when the corn's corn crop started. Some tribes also call this bright moon (Bright Moon) or milk moon (MilkMoon).

The name of the moon flower that appeared due to the spring of May was at the height of the North American region and the flowers began to bloom everywhere. Everywhere I see, the color of life is full. 

6. June: Moon strawberry (Strawberry Moon)

In June, North America fell into strawberry picking season, so it was called strawberry moon beside other names such as Rose Moon, Hot Moon or Straw Moon - all related to the seasons.

7. July: Thunder moon (Thunder Moon)

After the cool days of spring, summer rains came, bringing thunder around a large area. Dense thunder tore away the peaceful scenery before. American Indians called the full moon in July as Thunder Moon.

8. August: Moon sturgeon (Sturgeon Moon)

Usually, North American tribes are entering the peak season of sturgeon fishing in August, the number of fish appears in their area. So the sturgeon fishing has given birth to the name Moon sturgeon. 

However, this is also the wheat or corn harvest season, so it is also called the Grain Moon.

9. September: Moon harvest (Harvest Moon)

The moon in September was so bright that farmers in this area could harvest the crop in the night. The harvest is in the harvest season, farmers are hustling to harvest to catch the next crop before the fall comes. The full moon in September also served as a task of illuminating the whole of North America during these rushing days. So the name Moon harvested.

Some tribes also call this the moon barley season (Barley Moon), fruit moon (Fruit Moon) ...

10. October: Moon hunter (Hunter's Moon)

Before the cold months of North America coming, the tribes used to hunt each other to store food during the cold winter days. In order to maintain life, they must take into account the long term. At the same time, after a farmer's crop, the animals must have saturated, and October is suitable for hunting. The name moon hunter appeared from there.

11. November: Frosty moon (Frost Moon)

And winter begins to come on the vast grasslands and mountains. The cold and misty snow surrounded the place, the four white surfaces of the heavy snow and the long stretches. Based on this point, the people spread the name Moon frost. 

In addition, this month's moon is also called the Beaver Moon (Beaver Moon) due to the occurrence of this species.

12. December: Cold Moon (Cold Moon)

At this time, the night begins to be long and darker, the winter is much stronger and peaks. The cold which has been available since November, is even colder. Therefore, the name of the cold moon never appeared. 

Some other names refer to the December moon which is Noel's moon (Moon before Yule) or Long Nights Moon.