The June full moon appears on Monday, June 20,
2016, at 7:02 a.m. It is called
the “Full Strawberry Moon.”
According to the Farmer’s
Almanac, this name was universal to every Algonquin tribe.
The name reflects the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries that comes each year during June. Other
names include the “Full Hot Moon,” or in Europe, the “Full Rose Moon.”
The Native American Indians of the northern and eastern United States kept track o fthe seasons by giving a name
to each recurring full moon.European settlers followed the
custom.
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