The animal itself
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Bull
Steady force and stubborn holding.
Which calendar assigns it, and when
Celtic calendar
15 April – 12 May
Its tree
Willow
Only the Celtic calendar assigns this one. Anyone born in these dates gets a different animal from the other system — the two agree on 4.7% of days →
What it stands for, and where that came from
Steady force and stubborn holding — weight applied slowly.
Honoured in: Minoan bull-leaping; Apis in Egypt; the Taurus constellation is among the oldest recorded, appearing in cave paintings at Lascaux.
The symbolism usually grew out of the behaviour rather than the other way round — which is the part worth keeping when the rest is set aside.