As my husband and I were driving home tonight, the full yellow moon filled the Dallas sky! It was so close, we could almost touch it. I took this picture just to show you how close, big and yellow it was. I decided to check the internet and it says it is the Wolf Moon.The Wolf Moon is a full moon that occurs in January. Its name comes from hungry wolf packs that would howl outside the villages of Native Americans. This full moon is also known as the Old Moon or the Moon After Yule.
According to Native American/Mexican American folklore, now is the time that wolves howl at the moon. Pregnant women cannot walk outside during a Wolf Moon, otherwise their children are destined to become chupacabra. Brrrrr. Makes you shiver, just to think about it. The Good News? It's only a folklore!
Is it? Is it reallyyyy folklore? Are you 100% certain? ;)
ReplyDeleteYou are right Porter.
ReplyDeleteThere have been recent stories in the news about Chupacabras.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/
2010/07/14/was-el-chupacabra-spied-
texas/
and that moon was really, really HUGE!!
Que bonita!
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ReplyDeleteAN ARTIST FRIEND DIED JAN 9TH. I GOT UP EARLY AND SAT AT MY DESK AND OUTSIDE MY WINDOW WAS THIS HUGH YELLOW MOON--AWESOME. IT BECAME A POEM FOR MY FRIEND. I WAS PUTTING TOGETHER A MEMORIAL BOOKLET FOR A FEW FAMILY & FRIENDS, AND I WENT TO LOOK FOR AN IMAGE TO USE--I FOUND YOUR POST WITH THE EXACT MOON. (I live in Houston). I PRINTED OFF THE PAGE WITH YOUR RESEARCH & WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE IT WITH THE POEM I WROTE. (ABOUT 15 COPIES-NOT FOR SALE). IS THAT OK WITH YOU? MY ARTIST FRIEND ASKED THAT HIS ASHES BE SPREAD AT THE PICTOGRAPHS AT BIG BEND...IT ALL SORT OF FITS TOGETHER NICELY. IT IS A GREAT PHOTO.
THANKS. GLENDA
Yes. You are welcome to use it. My thoughts and prayers are with you!
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