Moon Wolf has a different name in different cultures, NASA said.
According to the season, as the first full moon in winter, the Algonquin tribes of the northern and eastern United States here named the Moon of the Wolf, from the packets of wolves that climb to wild outside the villages amid the cold and deep snow of winter.
The Ice Moon is also known as the Ice Moon. During the month, the full moon in December is called the Cold Moon.
Europeans named the Moon after Yule, a 3-day winter solstice festival in pre-Christian Europe. ‘Old Moon’ is another English name.
As the full moon is closest to the winter solstice, this is the Long Night Moon. The moon’s orbit plane around the Earth almost matches the Earth’s orbit plane around the sun.
For Hindus, this full moon is Datta Jayanti, marking the birthday of the Hindu god Dattatreya (Datta). For the Buddhists in Sri Lanka, this is Unduvap Poya.
Also known as Chang’e Moon, after launching three Chinese lunar missiles at this time of year in 2013, 2018, and 2020. These missions get their name from the Chinese moon goddess, Chang’e, who lived on the Moon with her pet rabbit, Yutu.