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The Celtic Tree Months

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The Celtic Tree Months
The moon is perhaps humankind's oldest form of marking time. According to some scholars, the Celts used a Lunar Calendar that consisted of 13 months, each 28 days in length. Each month of the Celtic Lunar calendar bears the name of a tree, which also stands for one of the consonants in the Celtic 'tree alphabet'. There are basically two different versions of this Lunar calendar: the "Beth-Luis-Nion" (which begins on the Winter Solstice) and the "Beth-Luis-Fearn" (which begins on Samhain).

BETH-LUIS-NION VERSION OF THE CELTIC TREE CALENDAR:


* B - "Beth" - Birch Month (December 24th - January 20th)
* L - "Luis" - Rowan Month (January 21st - February 17th)
* N - "Nion" - Ash Month (February 18th - March 17th)
* F - "Fearn" - Alder Month (March 18th - April 14th)
* S - "Saille" - Willow Month (April 15th - May 12th)
* H - "Huath" - Hawthorn Month (May 13th - June 9th)
* D - "Duir" - Oak Month (Jun 10th - July 7th)
* T - "Tinne" - Holly Month (July 8th - August 4th)
* C - "Coll" - Hazel Month (August 5th - September 1st)
* M - "Muin" - Vine Month (September 2nd - September 29th)
* G - "Gort" - Ivy Month (September 30th - October 27th
* Ng - "Ngetal" - Reed Month or Elm Month (October 28th - November 24th)
* R - "Ruis" - Elder Month (November 25th - December 23rd)

The five vowels I, A, O, U, and E have corresponding tree names to the nights of the solstices and equinoxes:

* I - "Idho" - Night of the Yew - Winter Solstice Eve
* A - "Ailm" - Night of the Silver Fir - Winter Solstice
* * - "Herb too sacred to have a Celtic name" - the Night of Mistletoe - Day after Winter Solstice
* O - "Onn" - Night of the Gorse Bush, - Vernal Equinox
* U - "Ura" - Night of the Heather - Summer Solstice
* E - "Eadha" - Night of the White Poplar, Alban Elfed - Autumnal Equinox

THE TREES:


* Birch - 1st Moon of the Celtic Year - (Dec 24 - Jan 21)
* Rowan - 2nd Moon of the Celtic Year - (Jan 22 - Feb 18)
* Ash - 3rd Moon of the Celtic Year - (Feb 18 - March 17)
* Alder - 4th Moon of the Celtic Year - (March 18 - April 14)
* Willow - 5th Moon of the Celtic Year - (April 15 - May 12)
* Hawthorn - 6th Moon of the Celtic Year - (May 13 - June 9)
* Oak - 7th Moon of the Celtic Year - (June 10 - July 7)
* Holly - 8th Moon of the Celtic Year - (July 8 - Aug 4)
* Hazel - 9th Moon of the Celtic Year - (Aug 5 - Sept 1)
* Vine - 10th Moon of the Celtic Year - (Sept 2 - Sept 29)
* Ivy - 11th Moon of the Celtic Year - (Sept 30 - Oct 27)
* Reed or Elm - 12th Moon of the Celtic Year - (Oct 28 - Nov 24)
* Elder - 13th Moon of the Celtic Year - (Nov 25 - Dec 23)
* Furze - Tree of the Spring Equinox (Aprox. March 20)
* Heather - Tree of the Summer Solstice (Aprox. June 20)
* Poplar - Tree of the Fall Equinox - (Aprox. September 22)
* Yew - Tree of the day before the Winter Solstice (Aprox. December 21)
* Fir - Tree of the day of the Winter Solstice
* Mistletoe - Tree of the day after the Winter Solstice (Aprox. December 23)

RECOMMENDED READING:


* Year of Moons, Season of Trees
* Tree Medicine Tree Magic
* A Druid's Herbal
* Celtic Astrology
* Glamoury: Magic of the Celtic Green World
* The Book of Druidry

Copyright 1999-2006 Sarah Nunn

Image from: Geordie Milne



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