What is the origin of the phrase 'blue moon?
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Was just wondering how this phrase came into being? Was it inspired from some natural or astronomical observation? or is it the result of poetic imagination?
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The Online Etymology Dictionary gives the following origin: blue moon 1821 as a specific term in the...
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It comes from back in the slavery days when black people came out at night and sang slave songs under...
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I am not sure what the origin was, probably some guys with guns playing cards outside, one guy is going...
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During which phrase of the moon may a solar eclipse occur? 1) new moon 2) first quarter moon 3) full moon 4) third quarter moon During which phase of the moon may a lunar eclipse ...show more
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The moon doesn't have "phrases" - a phrase is part of a sentence and the moon is not literate...
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There is a long explanation to where the phrase "spitting image" comes from. I've referenced...
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I've heard it so far in Dylan's "Lay lady lay", Young's "Out on the weekend", and in what I think is the origin, a song performed by Blind Willie McTell (can't remember the name right now, it's sung by a woman in the recording I have...
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The song you're referring to is Rough Alley Blues by Blind Willie McTell and Ruth Mary Willis which...
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