Taken from the Farmer's Almanac:
February’s Moon is called the Snow Moon.
This year is unusual! In 2018, full Moons crest on January 31 and again on March 1, so there is not a “Full Moon phase” listed below.
FEBRUARY’S SNOW MOON
Traditionally, the Moon in February is called the Snow Moon because usually the heaviest snows fall in February. This name dates back to the Native Americans during Colonial times when the Moons were a way of tracking the seasons. And the Native Americans were right. On average, February is the USA’s snowiest month, according to data from the National Weather Service.
Hunting becomes very difficult, and so some Native American tribes called this the Hunger Moon. Other Native American tribes called this Moon the “Shoulder to Shoulder Around the Fire Moon” (Wishram Native Americans), the “No Snow in the Trails Moon” (Zuni Native Americans), and the “Bone Moon” (Cherokee Native Americans). The Bone Moon meant that there was so little food that people gnawed on bones and ate bone marrow soup.
Magickally, you'll work with this moon as you will any other full moon. As it precedes Imbolc I plan on adding in blessings for healthy growth of seeds and comfortable happiness in the home for the upcoming spring.
Magickally, you'll work with this moon as you will any other full moon. As it precedes Imbolc I plan on adding in blessings for healthy growth of seeds and comfortable happiness in the home for the upcoming spring.
