The Blessing Moon is the full moon that occurs in July. Other names for the Blessing Moon are: Hay Moon, Buck Moon, Wort Moon, Moon of Claiming, Moon of Blood (because of mosquitoes), Maedmonat (Meadow Month), Hewimanoth (Hay Moon), Fallow Moon, Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Ripe Corn Moon, Middle of Summer Moon, and Moon When Limbs of Trees Are Broken By Fruit. The name Buck Moon was named that because July is when the new antlers of buck deer push out from their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. The name Full Thunder Moon is because it's when thunderstorms are the most frequent in North America. As I'm writing from North America, I'm using names that were used here, as well as some names traced back to Europe.
