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Moons of the Pagan Year
The Moons of the Pagan Year
The first Moon of the Pagan Year, rising in October just before Samhain, the Blood Moon is associated with the color red.  It reflects the time of the slaughter of animals and the stockpiling of food for the coming winter months.
Blood Moon
The third Moon of the Pagan Year, is the Oak Moon arriving in December.  It is considered a black Moon, and is associated with the Dark Load aspect of the Pagan God.  The oak, as his symbol, is the wood traditionally burned in the Yule fire.
Oak Moon
The fourth Moon of the Pagan year rising in January is known as the Ice Moon or the Wolf Moon.  Its color is purple, and its legend recounts how the waters of the earth are imprisoned beneath a sheet of ice, much as Persephone is locked in the underworld.
Ice Moon
The fifth Moon of the Pagan year is the Storm Moon.  It associated with the color blue, the color of the waters.  Rising in February, it describes the long awaited movement of frozen waters and the return of spring to the lands of the earth.
Storm Moon
The sixth Moon of the Pagan year, rising in March, is the Chaste Moon.  Its color is white, symbolizing the return of spring with life renewed.  It is viriginal-fresh, clean, and untouched.
Chaste Moon
The seventh Moon of the Pagan year, rising in April, is the Seed Moon.  It heralds the growth that will color the earth as the season season advances.  It is associated with the color light green.
Seed Moon
The eighth Moon of the Pagan year is the Hare Moon.  Rising in May, it is dedicated to the Goddess and to fertility.  It is associated with the color pink, the color of romance.
Hare Moon
The ninth Moon of the Pagan year, rising in June -- the Dyad Moon is associated with the color orange. Dyad, an old word meaning "pair", reflects the visible presence of the God and Goddess reflected in the bright sun and green fields.
Dyad Moon
The tenth Moon of the Pagan year, the Mead Moon rises in July.  It is associated with the color yellow, the color of the rich honey mead that the Pagans prepared for the coming harvest celebration of dancing of song.
Mead Moon
The eleventh Moon of the Pagan year, rising in August, is the Wort Moon.  Wort, a word known to our ancestors to describe the greenery of the earth, is the name given to the Moon that rises as the plants are about to be harvested.
Wort Moon
The twelfth Moon of the Pagan year is the Barley Moon.  Rising in September before the Fall Equinox, when the grains are harvested.  It is associated with the color brown, the color of grain.  It is the end of the season, and the end of the yearly cycle.
Barley Moon
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