The name Sugar Moon is learned from the teachings of the 13 Grandmother Moons and the Ontario Native Literacy Coalition, the naming of the moons also has a cultural teaching that explains the cycle of life and nature within the Indigenous cultures of Turtle Island. (It’s also known as the Full Worm Moon, because it’s the time of year that the soil is warming up and the earthworms are coming to the surface to expose themselves — a sure sign of spring.)
The time of the full moon is 3:00 a.m. EDT.
This Full Sugar Moon is certainly something to celebrate because it marks the time of year when the maple sap begins to run for the sugar harvest. This significant event is celebrated as the Anishinaabe new year, a time we are encouraged to balance our lives as we would our blood sugar levels.
Canada’s Indigenous People taught settlers how to tap the trees in spring and now, our country produces about 70-75% of the world’s demand for maple syrup — 90% of that comes from Quebec.
If you get a chance to collect some sap, making a little maple syrup is fairly easy and something you can do on your own with a little practice.
March 24-25th 2024 it will also be the Lunar Eclipse
Since lunar eclipses are visible from anywhere the Moon is above the horizon, you only need to correct the times for the difference of your time zone from EDT. Then you need to hope for clear skies.
