Pascal Moon or Worm Moon

Tonight, is a full moon. Christians know it as the Pascal Full Moon. Pascal stands for Passover and it will determine the date of Easter which will be April 4^th this year. This is the most important feast day in the Christian Calendar as it celebrates the resurrection of Christ from the crucifixion. Others will call it the Worm Full Moon and it has two explanations for the name. One comes from Native Americans and was called the Worm Moon because they could see trails from the worms emerging from the ground in the warm weather. The other comes from the 18^th century explorer Captain Jonathan Carver who wrote that the name refers to beetle larva emerging from the bark of trees as it thaws. Regardless of the name it signifies the coming of Spring as all things will become new again!