Full Moon Bonfire
Tuesday July 19
Sunset – 8:27 pm Moonrise – 8:12 pm
~ Full Buck Moon ~
The weather cooperated for a nice bonfire for June and a great group of friends and neighbors. Let’s do it again with our July Full Moon Bonfire on Tuesday July 19.
Come on down for a time of visiting and enjoying the beauty of Seabrook Island at night. Due to turtle nests in the vicinity of Boardwalk 6, we’ll return to North Beach and gather just north of Boardwalk 1.
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.
It’s Turtle Nesting Season so the fire will be out by 10:00pm.
Put these dates for the Full Moon Bonfires on your calendar:
Thursday, August 18
Friday, September 16
Sunday, October 16
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)
July: Full Buck Moon – Bucks begin to grow new antlers at this time. This Full Moon was also known as the Thunder Moon because thunderstorms are so frequent during this month.
I found another website (http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonnames.htm) This site gives these names for other cultures:
Colonial American: Summer Moon
Chinese: Hungry Ghost Moon
American Indian (Cherokee): Ripe Corn Moon
American Indian (Choctaw): Crane Moon
American Indian (Dakotah Sioux): Moon of the Middle Summer
Celtic: Moon of Claiming
English Medieval: Mead Moon
Neo Pagan: Rose Moon
Submitted by Judy Morr