{"id":452396,"date":"2026-02-04T02:27:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T02:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/452396\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T02:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T02:27:15","slug":"in-pictures-snow-moon-lights-up-the-souths-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/452396\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: Snow Moon lights up the South&#8217;s skies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As February arrives, our BBC Weather Watchers in the south of England have been out capturing the beauty of the Snow Moon &#8211; the first full moon of the month and one long rooted in winter folklore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Snow Moon takes its name from the typically heavy snowfall seen at this time of year, a tradition traced through Native American, Colonial American and European naming customs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">February&#8217;s full moon often marked a period of deep winter, when snow lay thick on the ground and food was scarce, which is why some cultures also called it the Hungry Moon or Storm Moon<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Join us as we take a few moments to enjoy the beauty of the Snow Moon from Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Dorset and Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/weatherwatchers?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers<\/a> or email us at <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.style.yahoo.com\/mailto:southweather@bbc.co.uk\" data-ylk=\"slk:southweather@bbc.co.uk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">southweather@bbc.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow BBC South on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hampshirebbc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcsouthnews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbchampshire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. 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