The Wolf Moon
The Wolf Moon is the traditional name for the January full moon, named, in the folklore popularized by the Old Farmer's Almanac, for wolves heard howling in midwinter.
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These names mix Native American, Colonial American and European traditions, as collected by the Old Farmer's Almanac. Other cultures have entirely different names for the same moons.
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