What holiday would you want you or your baby to be born on?

[PrincessKLS]

There's a few holidays such as Christmas, or Leap Year as days you don't want to be born on but if you could pick a holiday or time of a year to have your own birthday or baby's birthday?

I love being a Libra but I think it would be cool to have a birthday during summer and be a Cancer.

[Willow Rosette]

What holiday is not important. What IS important is that my baby is born safely and healthy.

[Solya]

Mmm, I don't really mind. :smile: I'd like for my children to step into this world safely and healthily first and foremost. With that being said, however, my family has very little birthdays going on in months like May, July, August and October... :lol:

[DreamSpell333]

My birthday is july 2nd and I've always wishd I could have been born on the 4th of july. My mom had a c-section with me and wanted to me home by the 4th to celebrate.


I think I would have like my kids being born on either halloween or valentines day. I agree though that it really isnt important. I just wanted them to be healthy.

Olivia was born on imbolc.

Forgot to mention: Hannah was concieved on yule though :D We did a ritual that night and asked for help concieving. :D

We also thought maybe vinny would come on new years eve but he decided to come ont he cusp of capricorn and aquarious. (12:25am jan 20th)

[Tullip Troll]

after years of trying, 5 miscarriages, we gave up.

Then we did a big Imbolc circle with drumming and all kinds of crazy stuff, I got pregnant that night, and Connor was born On Samhein Morning. We didn't plan this though, we decided to change our way of thinking and I was also in premenopause so it was a huge surprise.

[Brigid Rowan]

Tullip, what an AWESOME story!!!!!!!!!!!

As for birth/holiday connections...I have to say Ive never even thought about it. Ever. Not once. I didnt care a bit what time of the year my babies came, just so long as they were healthy and ok. I trust that babies come when they are meant to come.

[Ceres]

I have to agree with BrgidRowan. A child's day of birth is such a cause for celebration as it is that I dont really care when it happens, it becomes special in its own right. Its neat when babies are able to choose their birthday, being born when whatever forces that govern such transactions deems the time is ripe. I like the idea of giving myself and my baby over to that power to determine what day and time they come on. I love to hear birth stories for this very reason: they are all different and yet they are all special to that mother and child. I posted a thread about an organization that celebrates these stories by telling them in groups in a Red Tent. Its pretty cool!

[Tullip Troll]

As for birth/holiday connections...I have to say Ive never even thought about it. Ever. Not once. I didnt care a bit what time of the year my babies came, just so long as they were healthy and ok. I trust that babies come when they are meant to come.

QFT

[Tullip Troll]

I wish we celebrated these moments more. I love the rent tent concept.

I think many pagans want the days of story telling back, firesides where we hear and see the hunt replayed and hear about the about a womens birth. We need to bring Boasting back.

[Ravenna Angellin]

Finn was born on Valentine's day. I'm not sure how that will work out for him though. Other than assuming that the world is celebrating his birthday, lol. But it shifts our (mine and papa's) Valentine's celebration by a day or so. On Finn's b-day, that's all we celebrate, as he is more important. As for our Valentine's we go out maybe the day before or the day after, and it works well for us. No big "dinner rush" by all the other couples in the area trying to celebrate.

Aiden was born just a few days shy of Beltaine. Which knowing him the way I do... could be very interesting once he starts dating, lol. He loves the girls that's for sure!

This one that's not here yet... could be a St. Patrick's day baby, or could be an Ostara baby. Or we could miss both those dates. Personally, I think it'd be fun for a St. Patty's day baby, because then I could tell everyone that the leprechauns left him for me, lol!

Either way, I want a healthy baby, and could really give a rat's pahooky when he's born (preferrably sooner rather than later).

~ Ravenna

[PrincessKLS]

My neighbor's baby was recently born on or around Valentine's Day. They still haven't brought the baby over to let me see and when I went over there recently, it was sleeping so I couldn't see it. They seem to keep it inside mostly.

[Brigid Rowan]

My neighbor's baby was recently born on or around Valentine's Day. They still haven't brought the baby over to let me see and when I went over there recently, it was sleeping so I couldn't see it. They seem to keep it inside mostly.


Sounds like they are very wise parents. Its flu season, and a newborn shouldnt be exposed to too many people in the first weeks of life. It is a time for hearth, home, and mother's warm breath, and daddy's soft touch.

[Brightshores]

I think our little boy's early arrival had something to do with the lunar eclipse a few weeks back. :) He arrived less than 24 hours later.

[KaidaMidnight]

I didn't really care what holidays I'd want my kids birthdays to have... But, My oldest was born on Easter of that year... and then my second was born on Memorial Day of the year. (Both happen to be holidays that switch around dates.. so some years it may be on their birthdays, some years they won't). My last baby wasn't born on any holiday.. and no holiday close to it (besides being in the middle of Ground Hogs Day and Valentines Day.. LOL)

[Marcasite]

Personally, I'd like to shift my birthday around a little. September 11 doesn't make a great birthday!
This babe is a contender for father's day and summer solstice. Either would be awesome ;)

[moonchild]

I'm due on Mabon so we will see what happens :) I'd rather not have a cusp baby but 2 libra's in the house could be dangerous too! maybe this one will be a bit early.

[Lyrien]

My daughter didn't want to be born so they induced. Thursdays were the only day that my doctor did scheduled inductions. This left me November 7th or HALLOWEEN!!! I begged and begged for a halloween baby...you know, all that goth in the teenage years, it would have been great. But no....I had to wait till the next week.

I think Christmas would be the only holiday that would suck to share your bday with. You just know that you're gettin' screwed out of at least one present. And I bet scheduling a bday party around that time would be torture.

[Nature's Kiss]

Kailey was born on LUGHNASSADH!!!!

[Amethyst Rose]

I always thought it'd be cool to have a Halloween baby. As it is, I have a Thanksgiving (Canadian) baby, the holiday always changes, but Quint's birthday is always within a few days of it. It really kinda sucks, for him. We'll never be able to have a party with his friends on his actual birthday.

Cameron has a May long weekend birthday, which'll rock for him as a teenager (here in Alberta, May long is the first official camping weekend of the year, and it's always celebrated by teenagers and many adults as a weekend long kegger/bush party. As a kid though, it'll also suck cuz everyone'll be away that weekend with their families.

Oh well.

[Ariste]

lol I think baby's born on leap year are cool. If I do have another one though I'm gonna aim for one during the summer. My girls are jan 10th and 16th. I'm fairly certain Kit was conceived on Beltane...or the eve of Beltane.

[Amethyst Rose]

I think leap year birthdays are cool, too. I used to wish that I was a leap year baby, then every four years I'd have a big party to celebrate my birthday. Also, I could say that I'm only 7 years old. :) :)

[RubyRose]

29th Feb would be cool.

I have an uncle born on Valentine's Day.

My sister is born on 4th July ... but we don't live in America, so there's not the same hype associated.

[Dr. K]

I have a four year old and a nine month old and both had the due date of October 31th, granted neither one was actually born then. My four year old came early and was born on October 12, and my nine month old was born October 29th.

I am starting to think I am only able to get pregnant in February, since I tried for a long time with both, tho!!

[Sequoia]

Am I the only one bugged by the concept of having a "designer baby" born on a particular day... especially when mothers purposefully schedule c-sections for that day?

I think it would suck to have your birthday be on a holiday. Mine's close to Thanksgiving, and I got hell for being a turkey baby, damn it. Christmas babies miss out on presents. My best friend's birthday is right after new years, so everyone forgets it. And scheduling birthday parties around holidays?

Nah. I wouldn't want my kid to have a holiday birthday. I mean... the whole point of a birthday is that it's your own special unique day. (It's bad enough that thousands of people somewhere share it with you :lol: )

Maybe having a birthday on a religious holiday like Beltane wouldn't be quite as bad... but still.

[Revilo]

I like my birthday being just that and i'm struggling to come to terms with the twins having the same birthday - the rest of us feel left out lol


My best friends birthday is on christmas day and when did she give birth?? you guessed it, christmas day! so um party season is coming hahaha!

[aluokaloo]

dude, I don't have to want to be born on a holiday! I was born on a holiday I hate! :D

[David19]

dude, I don't have to want to be born on a holiday! I was born on a holiday I hate! :D

Which Holiday is that?.

[LadyCanine]

My cousin was born on April 15th.....thats considered tax day here in the US...not a holiday, but, he always got crappy jokes about taxes told to him on his b-day, lol.


Aiden was born Febuary 28th of this year..this year was a leap year. I was close enough to my due date to induce me. This had to be done for medical reasons and fear that my body was going to stop taking care of the baby (they did it the earliest they could, I still had 2 and a half weeks but they didnt think I would make it that long)

So, I went in to talk to the dr. and he originally sayd we could do it on the 29th, I said no way, induce me on the 28th, I didnt want a leap year baby...my OCD would NOT allow it! :lol:

[magicalfantasy]

My baby is supposed to be due sometime between February 20-28,2009 but I would like it if she came on Valentine's Day. :)

[thought_on_a_wind]

I was born on Ground Hogs day... I'd prefer the 4th of July or mebbe Halloween. I always feel like it's my b-day during Halloween anyway.