Celtic Animal Birth Signs

The origins of this list are unknown

The day you were born can affect your personality according to the Celts, who likened us to a particular animal according to our birthdays.

Date of Birth:  December 24 â€?January 20
Animal:  Stag
Gaelic Name:  Damh (Approximate pronunciation: Dav)
Ruling Planet:  The Sun
Key Words: Independence, Majesty, Integrity, Pride
Gift Quality or Ability:  Sensitivity to other worlds, shape shifting,
initiation, journeying
Birthstone: Crystal
Compatibility: Harmonious relations with the signs of adder and salmon.
Will also relate well to the signs of seal, otter & goose. Difficulties may
be expected in relation to all other signs.

Date of Birth: January 21 �February 17
Animal: Crane
Gaelic Name: Corr (Approximate pronunciation: Corr)
Ruling Planet: Uranus
Key Words: Secret Knowledge, Eccentric, Patient
Gift Quality or Ability: Crane people are unusually clever people with
specialized skills and talents, with a progressive outlook on life.  Sense
of the evolving spirit.  Sensitivity to the other world, journeying, magick.
Birthstone: Peridot
Compatibility: Harmonious relations with the signs of bee and swan.  Will
also relate well to the signs of bear, owl and cat.  Difficulties may be
expected in relation to all other signs.

Date of Birth: February 18 �March 17
Animal: Seal
Gaelic Name: Ron (Approximate pronunciation: Ron)
Ruling Planet: Neptune
Key Words: Spiritual, Loving, Super-sensitive.
Gift Quality or Ability:  Seal people tend to have great compassion and are
highly adaptable folk.  They are also the romantics and dreamers of life.
Artistic and emotional.  Sensitivity to the other world.  Shape changing and
connection with the faerie folk.
Birthstone: Coral
Compatibility: Harmonious relations with the signs of otter and goose.  Will
also relate well to the signs of salmon, stag, and adder.  Difficulties
maybe expected in relation to all other signs.