June’s Sweet Honey Moon

Through the ages, regions all over the world have applied  names that best fit their lives to the full moon. There are assortments of names to choose from. Locally appropriate or commonly used names are listed for full moon dates and times in most almanacs.

June = Graduations, Father’s Day, Weddings and My birthday =]

June is also a month to begin to gather honey from the hive. This fits the many weddings that are followed by Honey Moons. Honey Moon is the Bay Crossings pick for the June Full Moon because of the difference in the growing season for many regions. A universal name for every Algonquin American Indian tribe is Strawberry Moon, however in California, strawberries ripen for harvest in April. Commonly called the Rose Moon in Europe, in California, May is the peak time for roses. Other names include: Green Corn Moon, Flower Moon, Windy Moon, Lotus Moon by Chinese, Moon When June Berries Are Ripe by Sioux, Moon of Horses by Celtics, and in Medieval England, June’s full moon was known as the Dyan Moon.

Because we live in California and June is my birthday month as well as the month that our female tortoise lays her eggs I’m going to call June’s full moom “The Tortoise Moon.” So on June 18th look up and marvel at her beauty… and on the 22nd sing a little birthday song… I’ll be listening.

“You can travel anywhere with a smile and a piece of string.” –A.C. Haddon