Native American lore calls this the Wolf Moon. Here in New Orleans, it's the King Cake Moon, defined as the first full moon after Christmas. King cakes, once limited to the Carnival season (January 6 through Mardi Gras), have become available outside those dates--notably in a green-and-red version that sells through the Christmas season. The bakers shift to the Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold colors on December 26. The Old Kitchen Sage Sez: The richness and enjoyment you receive from coffee brewed at the year's first full moon predicts the pleasures you will have in the rest of the year--at least that part of it in which you are drinking coffee.