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Celtic calendar · Willow month

Bull spirit animal

The bull spirit animal is about steady force and stubborn holding — weight applied slowly. The Celtic tree calendar gives it to birthdays from April 15 to May 12, the Willow month, and those 28 days hold 7.48% of US births.

Celtic calendar
April 15 – May 12 7.48% of US births
Births per day
−2.4% against the yearly average
Search interest
joint 32nd of 39 0.13% of spirit-animal searches
Honored in
3 of 8 regions traditions named below

Births: US Social Security Administration, 2000–2014. Searches: keyword data, 2026.

Spirit animals with overlapping symbolism: horse, turtle, bear, stag, lion, spider and rabbit.

In the Celtic calendar: from April 15 to May 12.

Bull Spirit Animal: Meaning and Which Calendar Claims It

When the bull is your spirit animal

Celtic calendar April 15 – May 12 · 28 days
Its tree Willow
Busiest birthday in it May 2 · 145th of 366
Quietest April 29 · 343rd of 366

Born April 15 – May 12? The Native American wheel gives those days two different animals:

  • hawk for 15–April 19 (5 days)
  • beaver for April 20 – May 12 (23 days)

By Sun sign the stretch is split between Aries (5 days) and Taurus (23 days).

The bull on the two birth-date wheels
The bull on the two birth-date wheelsTwo year-long strips, the Celtic tree calendar and the Native American wheel, divided into their animals; the bull highlighted.Celtic tree calendarStag: Dec 24 – Jan 20Stag: Dec 24 – Jan 20StagCat: Jan 21 – Feb 17CatSnake: Feb 18 – Mar 17SnakeFox: Mar 18 – Apr 14FoxBull: Apr 15 – May 12BullSeahorse: May 13 – Jun 9Wren: Jun 10 – Jul 7WrenHorse: Jul 8 – Aug 4HorseSalmon: Aug 5 – Sep 1SalmonSwan: Sep 2 – Sep 29SwanButterfly: Sep 30 – Oct 27Wolf: Oct 28 – Nov 24WolfFalcon: Nov 25 – Dec 23FalconNative American wheelHawk: Mar 21 – Apr 19HawkBeaver: Apr 20 – May 20BeaverDeer: May 21 – Jun 20DeerWoodpecker: Jun 21 – Jul 21Salmon: Jul 22 – Aug 21SalmonBear: Aug 22 – Sep 21BearRaven: Sep 22 – Oct 22RavenSnake: Oct 23 – Nov 22SnakeOwl: Nov 23 – Dec 21OwlGoose: Dec 22 – Jan 19Goose: Dec 22 – Jan 19Otter: Jan 20 – Feb 18OtterWolf: Feb 19 – Mar 20WolfJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: the two birth-date calendars set out on our spirit-animal pagesastrohot.com
The bull on the two birth-date wheelsTwo year-long strips, the Celtic tree calendar and the Native American wheel, divided into their animals; the bull highlighted.Celtic tree calendarStag: Dec 24 – Jan 20Stag: Dec 24 – Jan 20Cat: Jan 21 – Feb 17Snake: Feb 18 – Mar 17Fox: Mar 18 – Apr 14Bull: Apr 15 – May 12Seahorse: May 13 – Jun 9Wren: Jun 10 – Jul 7Horse: Jul 8 – Aug 4Salmon: Aug 5 – Sep 1Swan: Sep 2 – Sep 29Butterfly: Sep 30 – Oct 27Wolf: Oct 28 – Nov 24Falcon: Nov 25 – Dec 23Native American wheelHawk: Mar 21 – Apr 19Beaver: Apr 20 – May 20Deer: May 21 – Jun 20Woodpecker: Jun 21 – Jul 21Salmon: Jul 22 – Aug 21Bear: Aug 22 – Sep 21Raven: Sep 22 – Oct 22Snake: Oct 23 – Nov 22Owl: Nov 23 – Dec 21Goose: Dec 22 – Jan 19Goose: Dec 22 – Jan 19Otter: Jan 20 – Feb 18Wolf: Feb 19 – Mar 20JFMAMJJASONDSource: the two birth-date calendars set out on our spirit-animal pagesastrohot.com

28 days on the Celtic tree calendar (April 15 – May 12); the Native American wheel has no bull at all.

US births per day across the Celtic periods: the bull at −2.4%
US births per day across the Celtic periods: the bull at −2.4%Diverging bars: how far each period of the Celtic tree calendar runs above or below the average day for US births; the bull highlighted.← fewer births than averagemore births than average →Stag · Dec 24 – Jan 20Stag: −5.7%−5.7%Cat · Jan 21 – Feb 17Cat: −2.0%−2.0%Snake · Feb 18 – Mar 17Snake: −1.9%−1.9%Fox · Mar 18 – Apr 14Fox: −2.6%−2.6%Bull · Apr 15 – May 12Bull: −2.4%−2.4%Seahorse · May 13 – Jun 9Seahorse: −0.9%−0.9%Wren · Jun 10 – Jul 7Wren: +1.0%+1.0%Horse · Jul 8 – Aug 4Horse: +4.4%+4.4%Salmon · Aug 5 – Sep 1Salmon: +4.7%+4.7%Swan · 2–Sep 29Swan: +6.2%+6.2%Butterfly · Sep 30 – Oct 27Butterfly: +1.1%+1.1%Wolf · Oct 28 – Nov 24Wolf: −1.0%−1.0%Falcon · Nov 25 – Dec 23Falcon: −0.9%−0.9%Source: US Social Security Administration births 2000–2014 (FiveThirtyEight)astrohot.com
US births per day across the Celtic periods: the bull at −2.4%Diverging bars: how far each period of the Celtic tree calendar runs above or below the average day for US births; the bull highlighted.← fewermore →StagStag: −5.7%−5.7%CatCat: −2.0%−2.0%SnakeSnake: −1.9%−1.9%FoxFox: −2.6%−2.6%BullBull: −2.4%−2.4%SeahorseSeahorse: −0.9%−0.9%WrenWren: +1.0%+1.0%HorseHorse: +4.4%+4.4%SalmonSalmon: +4.7%+4.7%SwanSwan: +6.2%+6.2%ButterflyButterfly: +1.1%+1.1%WolfWolf: −1.0%−1.0%FalconFalcon: −0.9%−0.9%Source: US SSA births 2000–2014astrohot.com

Fewer babies than average are born in the bull’s weeks: 11th of 13 periods on the Celtic tree calendar, at −2.4%.

Why the two calendars disagree on almost every date →

Symbolism

What the bull means as a spirit animal

The bull symbolizes raw strength, fertility and determination. As a spirit animal it represents steady power that is slow to move but very hard to stop, and a deep connection to the body and the earth.

Traits linked to the bull

Described as stubborn, loyal, sensual and patient until provoked.

Seeing a bull

Seeing a bull is read as a reminder to stand firm on what you value, and to channel strength deliberately.

When the bull turns against you

Obstinacy, possessiveness and charging ahead once angered.

The real bull behind the symbol

Domestic cattle descend from the aurochs, a wild ox that survived in Poland until 1627. Bulls are effectively red-green color-blind: in a bullring it is the movement of the cape, not its color, that provokes the charge.

Cattle are ruminants with a four-chambered stomach, and they spend around eight hours a day chewing the cud.

The bull across cultures

Egyptians worshipped the Apis bull, Minoan Crete staged bull-leaping, and the bull gives its name to the constellation Taurus. In Hindu tradition Nandi the bull is Shiva's mount.

Elsewhere: A bull painted at Lascaux some 17,000 years ago, which some researchers read as an early star map, though the idea is contested.

Where the bull is honored: 3 of 8 world regions
Where the bull is honored: 3 of 8 world regionsSchematic map of eight world regions; the regions whose traditions about the bull are cited on this page are highlighted and labeled.North AmericaEuropeMinoan bull-leapingEast AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North AfricaApis bull of EgyptSouth AsiaNandi, mount of ShivaSub-Saharan AfricaSoutheast Asia3 of 8regions on this mapSource: traditions cited in the text of this pageastrohot.com
Where the bull is honored: 3 of 8 world regionsSchematic map of eight world regions; the regions whose traditions about the bull are cited on this page are highlighted and labeled.N. AmericaEuropeMinoanbull-leapingEast AsiaLatin AmericaMiddle EastApis bull ofEgyptSouth AsiaNandi, mountof ShivaAfricaSE Asia3 of 8regionsSource: traditions cited on this pageastrohot.com

Traditions cited above place the bull in Europe, the Middle East and South Asia; three of the 39 animals here reach more regions.

Spirit animals searched about as often

Falcon one calendar Swan one calendar Otter one calendar Beaver one calendar

All 39 spirit animals, with dates →

Further along the same lines: wolf and elephant.

The animal for each sign, and both calendars side by side: spirit animal by zodiac sign and find your spirit animal.

Next to it on the wheels: fox and seahorse.

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