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Why do some moons have special names like "Hunter's Moon"? Mark all that are correct.

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The names describe different Moon phases.


People named full moons after things that were happening when the full moon happened.


We don't know why some full moon's have names.


People used to use moon phases as a type of calendar.

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B. People named full moon after things that were happening when the full moon happened like "Hunter's Moon"

Traditionally, people in the Northern Hemisphere spent the month of October preparing for the coming winter by hunting, slaughtering and preserving meats for use as food. This led to October's Full Moon being called the Hunter's Moon, Dying Grass Moon, and Blood Moon or Sanguine Moon.

D. People used to use moon phases as a type of calendar.

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