This month’s full moon, which began yesterday, is given a special name: strawberry moon.
Why is it called that? Will it look like a strawberry? Well, not really, but there are many interesting things to know about her.
Called Pink Moon, Flower Moon or Strawberry Moon
On June 27 and 28, the full moon occurs, called the Pink Moon, Flower Moon or Strawberry Moon, Oak Moon, Cold Moon or Long Moon of the southern hemisphere. It will not look pink or special, but this time when you look at it you will see a glow, that point is a planet: Saturn.
Before the end of June, the moon will pair with the red planet Mars, shine bright in our sky, and head for its closest brightest point since 2003.
The date of this Strawberry Moon depends on the time zone. In the US it would be the night of June 27. From Portugal and the western parts of Africa, the full moon occurs before sunrise on June 28.
In Asia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Europe, the moon is full during daylight hours on June 28, at which time the sun is above the horizon and the moon is below it.
Why is it called Strawberry Moon?
The name originates from North America, from the Algonquian tribes of Native Americans. For them, the full moon of each month had a special name. This full moon was his cue to harvest wild strawberries, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
The Algonquian tribes are native peoples of Canada, the United States and the north of the Mexican state of Coahuila who speak the Algonquian languages, and the names they gave to the moon are for many a beautiful tradition that must be kept alive.
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