Full Worm Moon

March brings with it a moon of many names, including one of the strangest on the calendar. March is the month of the Full Worm Moon, so named for the fact that earthworms reappear as the ground begins to thaw and the returning robins that feed on them are a herald of spring. Northern Native American tribes called March’s full moon the Full Crow Moon, seeing the cawing of the crows as a sign of winter’s end or sometimes the Full Crust Moon for the crusting-over of the snow that occurs from thawing and re-freezing. It is also sometimes called the Full Sap Moon for the rising sap in maple trees or the Lenten Moon. Regardless of its name, March’s full moon is often considered the last full moon of winter and a welcome sign of spring’s arrival.