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The Celtic Tree Calendar is a 13 month calendar meintioned by Robert Graves in his book The White Goddess. Each month is named after a Tree and has a Rune associated with it. In addition to the 13 months, there is an extra day to bring the number of days up to 365. There is no mention of any leap year rule, even though such must exist for the months to occur (approximately) on their equivalent Gregorian dates (as shown next).

The months are

Name    Equivalent Dates   Tree
Beth    Dec 24 - Jan 20    Birch
Luis    Jan 21 - Feb 17    Rowan
Nion    Feb 18 - Mar 17    Ash
Fearn   Mar 18 - Apr 14    Alder
Saille  Apr 15 - May 12    Willow
Uath    May 13 - Jun 9     Hawthorn
Duir    Jun 10 - Jul 7     Oak
Tinne   Jul 8  - Aug 4     Tinne
Coll    Aug 5  - Sep 1     Hazel
Muin    Sep 2  - Sep 29    Vine
Gort    Sep 30 - Oct 27    Ivy
Ngetal  Oct 28 - Nov 24    Reed
Ruis    Nov 25 - Dec 22    Elder
Extra day    Dec 23

The calendar is used a by neopagans, but there is no record of historical use.

External Links[]

Celtic Tree Calendar[]

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Celtic Astrology[]

Wikipedia article on Celtic Astrology

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