It\u2019s Friday. I\u2019m tired. But more than that, I\u2019m scared to death. And so, being tired and scared and overwhelmed, I’m giving you the following explanation and some slightly relevant links for you to waste time on, to help you get through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Consider first that tomorrow night is Halloween. Which means it\u2019s Samhaim. Which means we are at a cross-quarter day that falls directly in between the equinox and the solstice. Which means it is the point where we officially head into cold darkness. Whee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What about Jack-O-Lanterns?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Second, tomorrow night is a full moon. On the last day of the month. Which makes it a Blue Moon. Unless you are a traditionalist. In which case it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is a Blue Moon then?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n And speaking of traditionalists, some folks refer to this moon as the Hunter\u2019s Moon. And some also use the synonym Blood Moon for that. But tomorrow night is not a Blood Moon in the modern scientific sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tell me more about Blood Moons!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n You want more? Tomorrow night (or technically Sunday morning) we set our clocks back. This is only the second time that the time change has happened on Halloween since, like, 2007! Yikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n