The Canadian skies are about to see the full moon – also known as the “strawberry moon” – peak next week.
Predicted to peak days after the summer solstice, which was on June 21, the moon nicknamed after the seasonal fruit won’t physically resemble it.
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the name comes from Native American, colonial and European sources.
“While strawberries certainly are a reddish-pink colour and are roundish in shape, the origin of the name ‘strawberry moon’ has nothing to do with the moon’s hue or appearance,” the annual periodical said.
“A moon usually appears reddish when it’s close to the horizon because the light rays must pass through the densest layers of the atmosphere.”
The strawberry moon had its name given by the Native American Algonquian tribes from the northeastern United States, the Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota peoples to mark the ripening of “June-bearing” strawberries that are ready to be gathered, the Farmer’s Almanac said.
The strawberry moon will peak on Monday, June 29, at 7:56 p.m. EDT according to the Farmer’s Almanac.
