But few years back, i realized it isn't like that.:D
When someone says that a thing happens "Once in a Blue Moon," it just means that that thing happens so rarely.
a Blue Moon takes place when a second full moon occurs within a calendar month.
When someone says that a thing happens "Once in a Blue Moon," it just means that that thing happens so rarely.
a Blue Moon takes place when a second full moon occurs within a calendar month.
Once in a Blue Moon
"Blue moon" appears to have been a colloquial expression long before it developed its calendrical senses. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first reference to a blue moon comes from a proverb recorded in 1528:
If they say the moon is blue,
We must believe that it is true.
Saying the moon was blue was equivalent to saying the moon was made of green (or cream) cheese; it indicated an obvious absurdity. In the 19th century, the phrase until a blue moon developed, meaning "never." The phrase, once in a blue moon today has come to mean "every now and then" or "rarely"—whether it gained that meaning through association with the lunar event remains uncertain.
Blue Moons: myths, facts, history, and dates — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bluemoon1.html#ixzz257DMMMOd
A blue-colored moon is rare. But folklore has defined two different kinds of Blue Moons. A Blue Moon can be the second full moon in a month. Or it can be the third of four full moons in a season.
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/when-is-the-next-blue-moon
So, that's why. and luckily, tonight will be a blue moon!:D i hope not to miss looking at it tonight.
So, that's why. and luckily, tonight will be a blue moon!:D i hope not to miss looking at it tonight.
Next Blue Moon will be on 2018.:)
