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There is no evidence that an extra moon in a month, season or year was considered unlucky, or that it led to 13 being considered unlucky, or that the extra moon was called "blue", or that it led to the phrase "once in a blue moon". There is good reason to suspect that the 1937 article was a hoax, practical joke, or simply misinformed.
"Once in a blue moon" refers to a rare event. [8] "Don't hold your breath" implies that if you hold your breath while waiting for a particular thing to happen, you will die first. [9] Having to wait for something “until the cows come home” [10]
The blue moon doesn't actually have a cerulean hue, but there is one soon. ... "Once in a blue moon." The colloquialism refers to the rare nature of the actual blue moon.
Once in a Blue Moon, an American film directed by Ben Hecht; Once in a Blue Moon, a Canadian children's adventure film; Once in a Blue Moon or A Ghost of a Chance, a Japanese film directed by Kōki Mitani; Once in a Blue Moon: A Celebration of Australian Musicals, a 1994 Australian television special
Typically full moons come once a month (every 30 or so days), but in the event of a Blue Moon, it happens twice. ... This is called a seasonal Blue Moon and it’s a definition of Blue Moon that ...
Celestial events happen once in a blue moon. ... the third of the four is considered a blue moon. The second definition − which arose from a misunderstanding of the original − is the monthly ...
which is already mentioned under Blue_moon#Visibly_blue_moon and under Blue_moon#Definition as "Owing to the rarity of a blue moon, the term "blue moon" is used colloquially to mean a rare event, as in the phrase "once in a blue moon"" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deunanknute (talk • contribs) 17:10, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
The full supermoon and blue moon in Pisces occurs on August 30, 2023. Here's what the Blue Moon has in store for each zodiac sign. A rare blue moon rises on Aug. 30.