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The Moon has always had its mystical place in peoples´
cultures all over the world, but there is a certain lunar phase that has been
particularly fascinating to humans – the full moon. From the scientific point
of view, the full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is completely
illuminated as seen from the Earth as it is placed in complete opposition to
the Sun, or, in other words, it is on the opposite side of the Earth from the
Sun. Occurring approximately every 29.5 days, the full moon has always been
associated with a number of myths, legends, stories, and superstitions. Over
the past decades and centuries, this mystical phenomenon has been studied and
explored by many experts, scientists, astronomers, and other scholars, but a
vast majority of these studies have found no connections between the full moon
and human behaviour or life on Earth in general, yet, the phrase “it must be a
full moon” is still frequently used when some unusual things happen. If you are
one of those who are interested in this mysterious lunar phase, keep on reading
because this article features interesting fact about Moon and its Myth
If you love moon then you are Selenophile (n) a person who loves the moon
The full moon is often thought of as an event of a full
night's duration, but this is misleading because the Moon seen from Earth is
continuously becoming larger or smaller (though much too slowly to notice with
the naked eye). Its absolute maximum size occurs at the moment when the
expansion has stopped.
As the full moon
occurs every 29.5 days, February is the only month that can occur without a
full moon. All of the other months are guaranteed to witness at least one full
moon.
The full moon is often associated with temporal insomnia. In
the past, the reason was obvious; people did not sleep well during the full
moon due to the bright light it emitted. These days, however, with all the
artificial lights around us, the full moon´s light can hardly be the cause of
the sleep deprivation that many people still suffer from during this lunar
phase.
It is sometimes claimed that surgeons used to refuse to
operate during the full moon because of the increased risk of death of the
patient through blood loss. A study carried out in Barcelona found a
statistically significant correlation between lunar phase and hospital
admissions due to gastrointestinal bleeding.
The full moon is considered unlucky if it occurs on Sunday
but lucky if it occurs on Monday. In fact, the name of Monday is derived from
Old English “Mōnandæg” and Middle English “Monenday,” which mean "moon
day."
The full moon has been thought to cause insanity and even
more famously, lycanthropy. One of the most popular beliefs was that a man or
woman could turn into a werewolf if he or she, on a certain Wednesday or
Friday, slept outside on a summer night with the full moon shining directly on
his or her face.
The RAF (Royal Air Force – the United Kingdom's aerial
warfare force) used the light emitted by the full moon to launch their attack
on a German city of Lubeck during World War II on the Saturday night of 28 March.
When there happen to be two full moons within one calendar
month, the second one is called the blue moon. This phenomenon occurs once
every 3 years on average.
The full moon was believed to make people go crazy. The
world “lunatic” was used to describe a person who was considered mentally ill,
dangerous, foolish, or unpredictable - conditions once attributed to lunacy.
The word derives from the Latin word “lunaticus” meaning
"moonstruck."
The honeymoon is named after the full moon in June. As it
fell between the planting and harvesting of crops, this was traditionally the
best month to get married.
Full moons are sacred in Sri Lanka. Legend has it that
Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing to nirvana occurred on full moons.
On a full moon night, shops are closed, alcohol is not served, no sport matches
can be played, and any killing — including fishing — is forbidden.
It is a common misconception that the first Apollo landing
occurred during a full moon. This did not occur until more than a week later.
it was 5th day of moon in fact 20th June 1969 Friday
In ancient Greece,
Diana the Goddess of the Hunt was associated with both the moon and
child-birth, demonstrating that this is an ancient association held by humans
over many years
.
An ancient Babylonian manuscript prescribes that women are
more fertile during a full moon.
Many women today believe that their menstrual cycles
correspond to the moon.
The moon controls fertility. Perhaps because the menstrual
and lunar cycles are similar in length; many early civilizations believed that
the moon determined when women could become pregnant. This could explain why
female moon deities—from the Chinese goddess Chang’e to Mama Quilla of the
Incas—figure so prominently in mythologies from around the world. In the 1950s,
the Czech doctor Eugene Jonas stumbled across an ancient Assyrian astrological
text stating that women are fertile during certain phases of the moon. He based
an entire family planning method on this hypothesis, telling his patients they
ovulated when the moon was in the same position as when they were born.
According to another theory that persists to this day, full moons cause an
uptick in births, flooding maternity wards with mothers-to-be in labor. Recent
studies have turned up little statistical evidence for moon-induced baby booms,
however, and most experts think any lunar effect on procreation is imagined.
The June full moon is nicknamed the "Strawberry
Moon,"Rose Moon, Thunder Moon,a moniker that goes back to the Algonquin Native American tribe,
according to the Farmer's Almanac. June is strawberry season, and the full moon
would have traditionally coincided with the harvest.
The June full moon is frequently the one nearest to the
summer solstice, which falls on June 21 this year.
Here's how it works: The Earth rotates on a tilted axis; in
June — summer in the Northern Hemisphere — the North Pole is tilted about 23.5 degrees
toward the sun, while the South Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun.
On the solstice, the sun reaches its farthest point north of the equator.
Full moons happen when Earth's satellite is opposite the
sun; that's why viewers on Earth see the entire face of the moon illuminated.
Thus, when the full moon is directly opposite the sun when our host star
appears at its highest point, the moon is at its lowest point with respect to
the equator. That's why winter full moons rise higher above the horizon than
summer full moons.
The most common myth surrounding the full moon is that it
evokes madness. The word “lunacy” stems from the root “lunar”, which describes
the moon. From old stories of werewolves to myths about a higher rate of
insanity homicide, and suicide, lunacy affected by the full moon appears
frequently in old folklore. There have been studies to try and link these
behaviours with the full moon occurring, but as of now, there is no statistically
significant relationship between the full moon and insane or anti-social
behaviour. Because the moon is such a powerful astronomical force that affects
the earth’s tides and allows humans to track their lives according to a lunar
monthly cycle, superstitions about the full moon are still popular today. For
example, some people believe that there is a link between the full moon and
seizures, or the full moon and the appearance of black cats. Some people
believe that there must be a strong link between the moon and human behaviour
because of how much the moon affects the earth from a physical standpoint.
Whether one believes in the myths and superstitions
surrounding the moon or not, this past “strawberry” moon on Saturday, June 10th
was quite a spectacular sight.
Stay safe and keep yourself
healthy spread love around and keep travelling
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