Cheers for the suggestions IB, 'Bird' that follows is thoroughly magical by the way. Checked my calendar regards the ninth, you base your festival date on the Full Moon presumably? I'd always thought that the Celts were more Terrestrial than Celestial based in their festivals, as theirs was an agriculturally anchored season, so more likely to be dictated by earthly signs than heavenly ones. Of course all one can do is presume I suppose. Though I think my least favourite presumption regarding the strict timing of the Fire Festivals is that they be Celestially tied into the Solstices and Equinoxes (which from what I understand, predate them rather signigicantly...) and thus assigned to a convenient but quite inappropriately imposed cross-quarterly 15'.

Many thanks for the Imbolc Hare Bryn & Erica. Lovely :-) x