The full moon in July is known as the Thunder Moon as this is the month of the year when we are most likely to get thunderstorms. The full moon in July this year will be on Sunday 21st .
There are normally 12 full moons in a year, each has its own
name. The 13th full moon is the Blue Moon.
Today particularly within the press the American names tend to be used. These names are only about 200 hundred years old. I much prefer to use the old English names that were crested during the monastic period of history. These names date back over 1,200 years.
There are 4 seasons during a year with 3 full moons within
each season. The monks named each with either a religious theme or a theme that
fitted in with agriculture or the time of year.
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