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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail=_DE8A7239-0B84-4F28-87BE-1FB7E331AFAD Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 In reply to Michael's inquiry, being a member of the BNS calendar = committee, I offer the following, taken in part from the second inside = cover page of the BNS 2017 and 2016 calendars, under the "Natural = History Calendar" note: This was a new feature added in the 2016 edition*. English translations = of Mi=92kmaw names for the Full Moons occurring during the year, appear = in the respective date rectangles. The names are courtesy of David = Chapman of The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and Cathy LeBlanc, = a member of the Mi=92kmaq First Nation. Chapman and LeBlanc mention = that there are many variations in the English translations of the = Mi=92kmaw names, but, what is important is to capture a significant = ecological activity occurring during the time of that moon. *Mi=92kmaw Moons (a new feature for 2016): The English version of the = Mi=92kmaw name=20 for each full Moon of the year has been provided. I would suggest that the interesting story Paul gave in his reply, is an = excellent example supporting why the Tom Cod Moon idea came into being = for January. =20 Sincerely, Sherman Williams On Jan 7, 2017, at 4:23 PM, Michael McCall <mccallmichael5@gmail.com> = wrote: > In its 2017 calendar the Blomidon Naturalist Society tells me that on = Thursday > January 12th we will have a Tom Cod Moon. Can anyone tell me what it=92s= about? >=20 > Mike McCall --Apple-Mail=_DE8A7239-0B84-4F28-87BE-1FB7E331AFAD Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div = style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5px; text-align: justify; "><span = style=3D"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">In reply to Michael's = inquiry, </span><font face=3D"Times New Roman">being a member of = the BNS calendar committee, I offer the following, taken in = part from the second inside cover page of the BNS 2017 and 2016 = calendars, under the "Natural History Calendar" note:</font></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5px; text-align: justify; "><span = style=3D"letter-spacing: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New = Roman"><br></font></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5px; = text-align: justify; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Times New Roman">This was a new feature added in the 2016 = edition*. English translations of Mi=92kmaw names for the Full Moons = occurring during the year, appear in the respective date rectangles. The = names are courtesy of David Chapman of The Royal Astronomical Society of = Canada, and Cathy LeBlanc, a member of the Mi=92kmaq First Nation. = Chapman and LeBlanc mention that there are many variations in the = English translations of the Mi=92kmaw names, but, <span = style=3D"font-size: 18px;"><b>what is important is to capture a = significant ecological activity occurring during the time of that = moon.</b></span></font></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px = 0.5px; text-align: justify; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0px; = "><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: = 18px;"><b><br></b></span></font></span></div><div><span = style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px"> <span style=3D"font-size: = 12px;"> </span></span><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0px; = font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: justify; ">*</span><b = style=3D"letter-spacing: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = text-align: justify; "><i>Mi=92kmaw Moons</i></b><span = style=3D"letter-spacing: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = text-align: justify; "> (a new feature for 2016): The English version of = the Mi=92kmaw name</span><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0px; = font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: justify; = "> </span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 9.5px; = text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span = style=3D"letter-spacing: 0px; "> for each full Moon of the year = has been provided.</span></div><div><span style=3D"letter-spacing: = 0.0px"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">I = would suggest that the interesting story Paul gave in his reply, is an = excellent example supporting why the </span>Tom Cod Moon <span = style=3D"letter-spacing: 0px; ">idea came into being for = January.</span></div><div><span style=3D"letter-spacing: = 0.0px"> </span></div><div><span style=3D"letter-spacing: = 0.0px">Sincerely,</span></div><div><span style=3D"letter-spacing: = 0.0px"> Sherman Williams</span></div><div = apple-content-edited=3D"true"> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: = -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: = 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><div style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = font-size: medium; "><br></div></div></span></div></span></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> <br><div><div>On Jan 7, 2017, at 4:23 PM, Michael McCall <<a = href=3D"mailto:mccallmichael5@gmail.com">mccallmichael5@gmail.com</a>> = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite">In its 2017 calendar the Blomidon Naturalist Society tells = me that on Thursday<br>January 12th we will have a Tom Cod Moon. Can = anyone tell me what it=92s about?<br><br>Mike = McCall<br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_DE8A7239-0B84-4F28-87BE-1FB7E331AFAD--
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