Have you ever heard the phrase Once in a blue moon?
It is quite a complicated mission to find the origin of the saying. Some link it to the rarity of a blue moon, but this view has been debunked. So the real question is this, is it ancient folklore, or modern folklore?
The best that we could find is this;
"According to old folklore," some people say, the second full Moon in a calendar month is called a "blue Moon." They go on to explain that this is the origin of the expression "once in a blue Moon." But it isn't true! The term "blue Moon" has been around a long time, well over 400 years, but its calendrical meaning has become widespread only in the last 25 years.
In the link above (Source) several explanations are advanced for the question of what is a blue moon and at one stage popular singers even sang songs titled Blue Moon.
So, I thought that I would post some photos of a blue moon. Only, the moon isn't blue, the sky is blue :)) It became a popular theme in the past.
A spiteful cloud in the photo below wanted my camera's attention for a selfie and so it hid the moon :))
Seeing that the post is focused on the planets, here below are two shots of our afternoon sun. Battling with the clouds as is the norm lately.
This is a young Elvis Presley singing the song. Blue Moon.
Example; an employee might say that he only receives a salary raise once in a blue moon. This means that his increases are rare. So somehow the blue moon has been coupled to a rare occurrence, But I have never seen a moon that is blue. Now, I don't know if you have, and if you did, I hope that you can send me a photo as evidence, as the scientists are saying that there are no blue colored moons. But I speak under correction here, as in the source link it is explained that some incidents took place in the past that resulted in a blue moon, to vit;
But there are also historical examples of the Moon actually turning blue. That's the third meaning — the Moon appearing blue in the sky. When the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa exploded in 1883, its dust turned sunsets green and the Moon blue all around the world for the best part of two years. In 1927, the Indian monsoons were late arriving and the extra-long dry season blew up enough dust for a blue Moon. And Moons in northeastern North America turned blue in 1951 when huge forest fires in western Canada threw smoke particles up into the sky.
I hope you have enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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