Superstitious Behaviors of Knicks Superfans

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The Superstitious Full Blue Moon of May

The Full Moon of May 31, 2026, reached fullness here in Paradelle at 4:45 AM. It is a Full Blue Moon because most months have only one Full Moon. The 29.5 days of the Moon’s phases fit mostly within one month, but this month, the timing is just right to fit one on the first day of the month and another on the last day of the month. The second one in a month is what we call a Blue Moon, but, despite my illustration, it won’t look any bluer than other months.

Superstitions surrounding a “Blue Moon” are a fascinating mix of ancient folklore and a bit of modern myth-making.

To understand the superstitions, let’s look at a misinterpretation that is not ancient at all. The concept of the blue moon has been around for centuries, but the modern understanding of it as the second Full Moon in a month is relatively recent. The term was popularized by a misinterpretation in a 1946 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine, which mistakenly described the second Full Moon in a month as a “Blue Moon.” This definition stuck, and it’s the one most people use today.

If you want to learn about the mathematical complexities of the alternative, read “Seasonal Blue Moon.”

Much older folklore has associated blue moons with various myths and superstitions. They were seen as times of great change or rare opportunities. That rare opportunity still exists in the saying that something happens “once in a blue moon.” While we may not believe in the superstitions anymore, the rarity of a blue moon still captures our imagination.

Some folklore treats this second Full Moon as a hyper-charged version of a regular Full Moon, and both lucky and unlucky events began to eventually cluster around it.

I could have named this month’s Full Moon the Traitor Moon. One of the oldest linguistic theories suggests the word “blue” comes from the Old English word belewe, meaning “to betray.” In medieval Europe, the extra moon was seen as a “Betrayer Moon” because it disrupted the standard church calendar. It tricked people into calculating Lent or Easter incorrectly, meaning they might have to fast for an extra month. Because it threw off the natural order, it was occasionally associated with trickery, bad luck, or minor chaos.

An old Welsh superstition claimed that if a family member passed away during a Blue Moon, three more family deaths would quickly follow.

Another regional belief warned that if you fell seriously ill on the night of a Blue Moon, you were fated to die exactly eight days later.

A common European and early American tradition held that if you looked at a Blue Moon and flipped a coin over in your pocket, it would grant you a month of immense good luck and financial abundance.

It was once widely believed that picking berries, fruits, or medicinal herbs under a Blue Moon drastically heightened their potency, sweetness, and growth.

It was also believed that the chances of finding true love increased greatly during a Blue Moon. However, because of its “trickster” reputation, a competing superstition warned that any partnership formed on this night was highly susceptible to betrayal.

You probably know that the word lunacy shares its roots with the Moon (Luna), and the Blue Moon doubled down on this association. It was advised to draw your curtains tight on a Blue Moon. Sleeping with this rare moonlight shining directly onto your face was said to cause permanent disfigurement or drive a person completely insane.

In various folk-magic traditions, the rarity of the Blue Moon meant the boundary between our world and the spiritual realm was at its thinnest. It was considered the absolute best time for divination, communicating with ancestors, or warding off evil spirits.

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