Worm Moon, Crow MoonCrow Moon, tonight you fly
at the balance of the year,
half light, half dark, tipping
your wing toward spring.Crow Moon, caw away
this winter, gnaw the last
crusts of snow from the
frozen garden. Shinethe earthworms up to
the surface. Worm Moon,
Crow Moon, Full Sap Moon,
wake us up once more.
Mar. 21, 2:40 p.m. EDT — Full Worm Moon. In this month the ground
softens and the earthworm casts reappear, inviting the return of the robins.
The more northern tribes knew this as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of
crows signals the end of winter, or the Full Crust Moon because the snow cover
becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night. The Full Sap
Moon, marking the time of tapping maple trees, is another variation. This is
also the Paschal Full Moon; the first full moon of the spring season. The first
Sunday following the Paschal Moon is Easter Sunday, which indeed will be
observed two days later on Sunday, March 23. This will, in fact, be the
earliest Easter since 1913.
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