Cernunnos takes the form of the Stag this time of year, and will is killed at Samhain (Halloween), only to be reborn on the Winter Solstice and his coming of power in the Spring and whose power and influence is strongest in the Summer. Cernunnos dies every Fall between Halloween and Christmas when we celebrate his rebirth; but until then The Crone holds power and will die off in the Spring, continuing the cycle death and life, planting and harvest.