Once in a Blue Moon First Night
This year's First Night celebration happens to fall on a Blue Moon--the twentieth century definition of a blue moon being the second full moon in a calendar month. The 19th and early 20th century Maine Farmer's Almanc defined a blue moon as the third full moon in a quarter. Both defintions allude to a blue moon as a rare occurrence.
Earlier definitions of a blue moon refer to the moon actually having a blue color caused by climatological events. The eruption of Krakatowa in 1883 gave the moon a blue hue for nearly two years.
Enjoy the Blue Moon this New Year's Eve (we'll go with the modern definition) and Danbury's First Night activities.
Happy New Year!