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some pretty asks✨

angel; is there anyone you’d do anything for?

galaxy; what fascinates you?

melody; favorite artists?

silk; what outfit makes you feel confident?

rose; favorite flower?

sun; favorite season

film; favorite movie/tv show?

gorgeous; what do you like in a person?

diamond; favorite color?

infatuation; first crush?

dream; how long do you sleep on average?

brilliant; what celebrity do people say you look like?

perfume; favorite scent?

fleece; have any pets?

pigment; what color is your hair naturally? if you could dye it any color which one would you choose?

charcoal; do you have a good relationship with your parents?

ocean; do you take a yearly vacation?

murky; biggest fear?

devotion; are you taken?

lingerie; what do you wear to bed?

daydream; best memory?

joy; best feeling you’ve ever experienced?

masque; what’s your skincare routine?

valentine; best gift you’ve ever received?

parchment; favorite book?

garden; do you have a garden? plants?

oasis; dream destination?

sense; best subject? favorite subject?

footprints; do you want kids?

rainbow; what’s your sexuality?

sweater; do you prefer loose or baggy clothes?

nail laquer; punk or pastel?

1975; if you could time travel to any time period, what would it be and why?

tattoos; do you have/want and tattoos and piercings?

feel free to reblog and send me some! <3

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Full Moon Names of the Native Americans

When colonists settled and began farming in North America, they adopted the full moon names of the Algonquian tribes who lived throughout New England to Lake Superior. These moon names, and numerous others used by many other Native American tribes, are poetically descriptive and evocative of the seasons and of nature's gifts. They also reflect the sometimes harsh climate of the North American continent, and the traditions and ways of life of its first people.

For centuries, cultures around the world have named the full moons by characteristics of the seasons in which they occur. Using such names created a seasonal frame of reference for pre-literate societies, giving them a verbal calendar. For example, in medieval times, July was the “mead” moon, August the “grain” moon and September the “barley” moon. The Algonquian tribes’ full moon names have long been a part of American lore, thanks to publications such as the “Old Farmer’s Almanac.” The Algonquians are only one group of Native American tribes, however, who created special names for each month as defined by the moon.

October -- Hunter’s Moon or Harvest Moon

The name of October’s moon is a reference to the importance of the fall hunting season to the Algonquian tribes. Larger animals were hunted with bow and arrow, while smaller animals might be caught in snares and traps. Depending on the date of the autumnal equinox, the October full moon might also be the Harvest Moon. Other Native American names for October reflect cooler temperatures and leaf shedding: for the Abenaki, it was “leaf falling moon;” for the Cheyenne; “water begins to freeze on edge of streams moon;” for the Cree, “moon the birds fly south;” for the Lakota, “moon when the wind shakes off leaves;” for the Potawatomi, “moon the first frost;” for the Shawnee, “wilted moon.” Fall migratory activity of the Wishram is reflected in the name “travel in canoes moon.”