November Beaver Moon
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
November Beaver Moon
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The November Beaver Moon gets its name because the beavers begin to take shelter within their lodges near the banks of rivers and streams, bracing for the long winter to come. For Native Americans this moon signaled the time to set up beaver traps to get warm furs and brace for the cold nights to come.
What’s in a name? The Cree and Assiniboine peoples call November’s Moon the Frost Moon, while the Anishinaabe peoples call it the Freezing Moon. The bitter weather is here to stay! The Tlingit name is the Digging Moon or Scratching Moon, referring to animals foraging for grub and nuts. The Algonquin name is the Whitefish Moon, because this is the time of year when the whitefish spawn.
Astrologically speaking, the Beaver Moon could end up being either a Full Moon in the constellation Taurus or a Full Moon in Gemini. The Sun is in Scorpio until around November 21 of each year and then moves into Sagittarius. If the Full Moon occurs while the Sun is in Scorpio, there will be a Full Moon in Taurus which is Scorpio’s opposite sign. A Full Moon occurring when the Sun moves into Sagittarius will always be a Full Moon in Gemini - Sagittarius’s opposite sign.
Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Your finished photograph will not contain the Fine Art America watermark.
Image copyright 2022 Jon Burch Photography.
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August 3rd, 2022
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