[HPforGrownups] Full moon question for the folklorists

[Iggy McSnurd]

No: HPFGUIDX 97505


>>Shaun:
>>I don't
>> really agree but I don't want to annoy people unnecessarily.
>
>*laughs* So annoying people necessarily is fine?
>
>~Amanda, speaking for herself
>


Iggy here:

Oh indeed it is.  Sometimes I find it to be necessary to annoy people on
occasion to get their blood heated up and lubricate their brains.
Sometimes getting someone annoyed with you is one of the best motivators
to get them to do something you want to... whether they realize they're
doing it or not.

*grin*


As for the full moon question, it's usually considered to last 3
nights... with the moon at it's fullest in the middle night.  This is
often referred to as the "Three Nights of the Blood Moon" because the
moon frequently has a very rich red tint at moonrise until an hour or
two into the night.  Part of the origin of this belief that the full
moon triggers a werewolf's transformation is due to the color... and
another big part is because of the lunacy that effects most people to
some degree or another during the full moon.  (My wife can even tell how
my moods will run on occasion by noticing the phases of the moon.  I
tend to be more "primal" around the full moon.)

When you get to it, there is actually a psychosis known as Lycanthropy,
where the sufferer believes that they are slowly turning into a wolf.
Many times, their behavior will become more pronounced during the full
moon as well.


I hope this helps...

Iggy McSnurd