Why is this Jan 3rd full moon refered to as Cold Moon?

Question

Pertaining to Wiccanisp, paganism, witchcraft, Wicca,

Answer 1

My birthday is referred to that? hmm... I've heard Blue Moon...

Answer 2

Full Wolf Moon - January

Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January's full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon.

The Full Cold Moon; or the Full Long Nights Moon - December

During this month the winter cold fastens its grip, and nights are at their longest and darkest. It is also sometimes called the Moon before Yule. The term Long Night Moon is a doubly appropriate name because the midwinter night is indeed long, and because the Moon is above the horizon for a long time. The midwinter full Moon has a high trajectory across the sky because it is opposite a low Sun.

Answer 3

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20061229/sc_space/fullmoonnamesfor2007

Full Moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States. Those tribes of a few hundred years ago 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.

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Jan. 3, 2007 - 8:57 a.m. EST - The Full Wolf Moon. Amid the zero cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. It was also known as the Old Moon or the "Moon After Yule." In some tribes this was the Full Snow Moon; most applied that name to the next Moon.

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Dec. 23, 2007 - 2:51 a.m. EST - The Full Cold Moon; among some tribes, the Full Long Nights Moon. In this month the winter cold fastens its grip, and the nights are at their longest and darkest. Also sometimes called the "Moon before Yule" (Yule is Christmas, and this time the Moon is only just before it). The term Long Night Moon is a doubly appropriate name because the midwinter night is indeed long and the Moon is above the horizon a long time. The midwinter full Moon takes a high trajectory across the sky because it is opposite to the low Sun.

Answer 4

Jan. 3, 8:57 a.m. EST – The Full Wolf Moon. Amid the zero cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. It was also known as the Old Moon or the “Moon After Yule.” In some tribes this was the Full Snow Moon; most applied that name to the next Moon

Answer 5

Folklore assigns a special name to each Full Moon, usually based on what's happening at that time of year. There are traditional English names for the full moon, Native American names for the full moon, Hindu names for the full moon, etc. Some names for the full moon occurring in January are Old Moon, Wolf Moon, Moon After Yule, Ice Moon, or Paush Purnima.

According to one Wicca website I found, it's actually the full moon in December that is called the Cold Moon. And according to the Farmer's Almanac, the full moon in December 2007 is the Cold Moon. The Jan 3, 2007, full moon is the "Wolf Moon."

For more about naming the full moon, I've included my online sources. Hope this helps!

Answer 6

The website below says the Cold Moon is in December before Yule. In December it reaches it's highest point.

The second site lists the different times of the moons and puts the Wolf Moon in January.

Answer 7

Check the book Lady of the Night. It has a chart of different moon names based on different traditions.

Different groups have different names, like Native American, Wiccan, Pagan, etc. I think "Cold Moon" is pretty self-explanatory, but it's interesting to see what each group considers the defining characteristic of each moon based on their name.

Answer 8

WOW, I MEAN LIKE, PAGANS ARE SO SOPHISTICATED. LIKE, I KNOW YOU NEED TO DO MAGIC TO MAKE BABIES, RIGHT?
COULD IT BE BECAUSE IT'S COLD IN JANUARY?