Let’s be honest, the name Strawberry Moon sounds like something a five-year-old invented while finger-painting with jam. It’s the kind of name that makes you expect a giant piece of fruit to descend from the sky, glowing pink and smelling like a summer pie. But no, it’s just the full moon in June, and it’s got a surprisingly down-to-earth origin story.
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the name comes from the Algonquin tribes of North America. They called it the Strawberry Moon because it signaled the very short window to harvest wild strawberries. You know, the tiny, intensely sweet ones that hide under big leaves and make your fingers sticky? That’s the moon we’re talking about.
