Full Beaver Moon - November 2020

Full moon names date back to Native Americans living in what is now the northern and eastern United States. Those tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred.

 

There were some variations in the moon names, but, in general, the same ones were current throughout the Algonquin tribes from New England on west to Lake Superior.

 

November was named Full Beaver Moon, since now it is time to set beaver traps before the swamps freeze to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Beaver Moon come from the fact that the beavers are now active in their preparation for winter. This is also called the Frosty Moon.

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Note: It is not a Blue moon this month, but with the setting I had,

this is the color my camera registered for the moon as a thin layer

of clouds kept drifting by, so I used it as a base color.

Also I took the shot after midnight into December 1st... but the full moon did occur on Monday the 30th, and it rained all day...

I needed to wait for the clouds to break, which they finally did.

Done