Full Moon Bonfire
Wednesday November 25
Sunset – 5:15 pm
Moonrise – 5:28 pm
~ Full Beaver Moon ~
Unfortunately the ever present rains washed out our Halloween bonfire. Hopefully the weather and king tides will cooperate as we start the Thanksgiving weekend with a lovely fire on the beach. Now that turtle season is over, we’re moving back to just north of Boardwalk 6 where the walk is a little shorter and the beach a little wider.
Come on down for a time of visiting and enjoying the beauty of Seabrook Island at night. We’ll gather just north of Boardwalk 6.
To keep things simple, each person brings what you want: food, drinks, chairs and a stick of firewood for a big bonfire. Nothing will be provided but a beautiful beach, a bonfire and, hopefully, a full moon.
Put these dates for the Full Moon Bonfires on your calendar:
Friday, December 25, 2015 – Full Moon is on Christmas Day and all the conflicts means we’ll skip a December bonfire
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Monday, February 22 ,2016
There’s always plenty of room on the beach for everyone, so invite a friend or bring your house guests.
Other Lunar / Full moon fun facts:
How the Full Moon got its name (per Farmers Almanac)
Full Beaver Moon – November. For both the colonists and the Algonquin tribes, this was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Beaver Full Moon comes from the fact that the beavers are now active in their preparation for winter. This full Moon was also called the Frost Moon.
I found another web site (http://newsclipper.hubpages.com/hub/The-Moon-Facts-Trivia-and-Folklore) This site also says the Cherokee Indians called it the Trading Moon and the English Medieval name was Snow Moon.
November:
From the Latin word novem, “nine,” because this had been the ninth month of the early Roman calendar.
I searched for any correlation between Thanksgiving and full moon and found no significant results.
Submitted by Judy Morr