In April, Moon names reference spring abound!
Breaking Ice Moon (Algonquin) and Moon When the Streams Are Again Navigable (Dakota) reference the melting ice and increased mobility of the early spring season.
Budding Moon of Plants and Shrubs (Tlingit) and Moon of the Red Grass Appearing (Oglala) speak to the plant growth that will soon kick into high gear.
Other names refer to the reappearance of certain animals, including
Moon When the Ducks Come Back (Lakota),
Moon When the Geese Lay Eggs(Dakota), and
Frog Moon (Cree).
Along the same vein, Sucker Moon(Anishinaabe) notes
the time to harvest sucker fish, which return to streams or lake
shallows to spawn. According to legend, now is the time when this fish
comes back from the spirit world to purify bodies of water and the
creatures living in them.
April Moon Facts and Folklore
A full Moon in April brings frost. If the full Moon rises pale, expect rain.
• On April 20, 1972, the lunar module of Apollo XVIlanded on the moon
with astronauts John Young and Charles Duke aboard. Thomas Mattingly
remained in orbit around the moon aboard the command module.
• One
day later, on April 21, 1972, Apollo XVIastronauts John Young and
Charles Duke drove an electric car on the surface of the moon.
It’s
still up there, along with some expensive tools and some film that
they forgot.
• According to folklore, the period from the full Moon
through the last quarter of the Moon is the best time for killing weeds,
thinning, pruning, mowing, cutting timber, and planting below-ground
crops. Read more about Gardening by the Moon.
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