Full Moon Bonfire
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Location: On the beach between BW 1 and 2
Sunset – 8:25 pm
Moonrise –9:07 pm
High Tide – 9:14 pm
Full Buck Moon
55 years ago on July 20, 1969, the first astronauts landed on the moon. We can commemorate and continue our weekend with a pleasant evening with a bonfire on the beach with friends and neighbors. Visit with existing friends and meet new.
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 a full moon.
Hopefully, the weather remains accommodating. People ask if the bonfire will be held if it’s rainy. The bonfire will be canceled if it is raining or rain is threatening as few would be comfortable attending.
By terms of the permit, the fire needs to be out no later than 10:00 pm. The later sunset and moonrise times give us time for dinner before enjoying our time together on the beach. Unfortunately the bonfire will need to be out shortly after the moon rise.
Other night sky observation opportunities:
The Internationial Space Station has no visible passes in our area this week. According to spacetourismguide.com, there are no significant astronomical events in July.
Put these dates for the Full Moon Bonfires on your calendar:
- Monday, August 19
- Wednesday, September 18 (day after full moon)
There’s always plenty of room on the beach for everyone, so invite a friend or bring your houseguests.
Almanac.com asked the question: How does the moon affect human behavior? The article continues to explore the myths and reality of the moon’s power. Ancient authorities like Aristotle, Paracelsus, and Pliny the Elder thought some humans were driven crazy by the full Moon. The Latin name for the moon—luna—is the root of modern words like “lunacy,” “lunatic,” and even “loon,” as in “crazy as a loon.”
Even today, many doctors, nurses, EMTs, police officers, and elementary school teachers agree that full moons will bring out bizarre behavior—43 percent of healthcare professionals believe in what some call “the lunar influence,” as do 81 percent of mental healthcare specialists. But is there really a lunar connection to abnormal behavior? Read their research in The Full Moon’s Effects on Your Behavior, Mood, and Health.
How the full moon got its name per The Old Farmers Almanac (https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-names):
July – Full Buck Moon: Now, a buck’s (male deer’s) antlers are in full growth mode.
Other names:
• Berry Moon (Anishinaabe)
• Feather Moulting Moon (Cree)
• Halfway Summer Moon (Anishinaabe)
• Month of the Ripe Corn Moon (Cherokee)
• Moon When the Chokecherries are Ripe (Dakota)
• Raspberry Moon (Algonquin, Ojibwe)
• Salmon Moon (Tlingit)
• Thunder Moon (Western Abenaki)
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 Ripe Corn Moon and the English Medieval name was the Mead Moon.
Another web site (https://www.space.com/16830-full-moon-calendar.html) says the Chinese call it Hungry Ghost Moon.
-Submitted by Judy Morr