Moon

Children love the moon don't they? They seem fascinated by it. I'm growing in my understanding and appreciation too. Living here where it has such spiritual significance means I pay far more attention to it too. Here, where the lunar calendar and not the solar calendar of the Western world holds precedence - so the moon dictates what precise time to pray throughout the day (and night) and even on which day to celebrate or participate in religious rites. We have waited at home in the evening wondering whether the moon's phase would mean it was a working day or a public holiday. It always makes me smile as the time and organisation obsessed world I'm from cannot fathom how such important things could be left to the sighting of the moon. Things are changing now though as science proves what people have known for centuries - that the moon is powerful. So ideas such as planting by the moon is gaining in recognition and no longer dismissed by many as superstition. The girls had such fun mixing shaving cream and PVA glue together which forms a sensory delight and upon drying gives a perfect foamy texture reminiscent of the moon's surface. We made full moons, half moons and crescent moons as we discussed the different phases of the moon.