If the new moon is of light color, there will be a frost; if it is red, it will be mild for a month.
Bay Roberts, N. F.

If the new moon is of light color, there will be a frost; if it is red, it will be mild for a month.
Source: Current Superstitions (1896), entry 998.
Fanny D. Bergen, editor.
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