Storm moon
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A Storm moon is, according to weather folklore, the moon which occurs in March during shifting weather patterns in the northern hemisphere. It is also called seed moon, moon of winds, crow moon, and moon of the snow-blind.

Other names

In myth
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...

 and folklore
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...

 the full moon of each month is given a name. There are many variations, but the following list gives the most widely known names:
  • January - Wolf moon
    Wolf moon
    The Wolf Moon is a full moon that occurs in January. Its name comes from hungry wolf packs that would howl outside the villages of Native Americans. This full moon is also known as theOld Moon or the Moon After Yule....

  • February - Ice moon
  • March - Storm moon
  • April - Growing moon
  • May - Hare moon
  • June - Mead moon
  • July - Hay moon
  • August - Corn moon
  • September - Harvest moon
    Harvest moon
    The Full Harvest Moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox.-Appearance:All full moons rise around the time of sunset. In general the moon rises about 3 minutes later each day...

  • October - Hunter's moon
    Hunter's moon
    The hunter's moon—also known as blood moon or sanguine moon—is the first full moon after the harvest moon, which is the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox.- Background :...

  • November - Snow moon
  • December - Winter moon
    Winter Moon
    Invasion is a 1975 novel by author Dean Koontz. In 1994 Koontz re-released the book under a new name- Winter Moon. He also updated and revised it. Winter Moon is the current title under which the book can be purchased...

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