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When St Lucia brings lights (plural) in her hair it could mean the season of Sun is over and instead the smaller stars of the night (winter) will take over. She could be the opposite of St George who by personifying the strong spring sun was killing the winter beast.

The distance between them ought to be of interest:

Al Muakhar 5 6 7 (344) 247
St George's Day April 24 25 (115)
Ca2-7 (33) Ca2-8 Ca2-9
manu rere e tara tua tagata oho
no star listed Neck (214.8) no star listed
Mira (33.7)
Az Zubana 11 12 (208) 13 Akleel 1 2
December 9 10 11 12 (346) St Lucia
Ca10-8 Ca10-9 Ca10-10 (265) Ca10-11 Ca10-12
te moko te marama te kava manu rere te mauga tuu toga
ρ Herculis (262.9) σ Ophiuchi (263.6) Lesath (264.7), Alwaid, Maasym (265.1), Shaula (265.3) Kuma (265.6), Ras Alhague (266.1), Sargas (266.3), μ Ophiuchi (266.5) Nan Hae (266.6), ι Herculis (266.7)
June 10 11 12 13 14 (165)
Pleione 11 12 13 Albatain 1 2 (29)
Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7), Elnath (80.9) Nihal (81.7), Mintaka (82.4)  ε Columbae (82.6), Arneb (83.0), Heka (83.2), Hatysa (83.5) Alnilam (83.7), Heavenly Gate (84.0) Alnitak, Phakt (Phaet), (84.7)

From April 23 (113) to December 13 (347) there are 234 days. In G glyph 234 could represent January 12:

Gb1-1 (231) Gb1-2 Gb1-3 (*296)
Deneb Okab (294.0)  Albireo (295.5) no star listed
January 9 (374) 10 11
Shaula 7 8 9 (240)
Gb1-4 (234) Gb1-5 Gb1-6 Gb1-7 (*300) Gb1-8
  Sham (297.8) Tarazed (299.3) Altair (300.3)  no star listed
January 12 (377) 13 14 15 16
10 11 12 Shaula 13 Al Naam 1

January 12 is day 377 (= 13 * 29).

The great 'eye hole' below in Gb1-3 maybe should be contrasted with the litte eye hole high up in Ca10-11

Perhaps counting from St Lucia to St George is more natural:

St Lucia (347) 19 80 32 St George (113) 59 St John (173) 32 St James (206) 140
99 126
366

Probably St Lucia represents the greatest light in the night sky, i.e. Venus.

8 days from December 13 to December 21 could then correspond to the 8 dark nights before Venus reappears as Morning Star.

50 dark nights before reappearing as Evening Star can be combined with the 8 dark nights before reappearing as Morning Star into 58 = 2 * 29 nights. 584 = 8 + 263 + 50 + 263 = 4 + 20 * 29.

To avoid odd numbers: 263 - 3 = 260 and 263 - 1 = 262. 8 + 50 + 260 + 262 = 580 = 2 * 29 + 18 * 29.

347 + 8 + 264 - 365 = 254 (September 11):

Alterf 5 6 7 (112) 8
September 2 3 4 5 6 (249)
Ca6-25 Ca6-26 Ca6-27 Ca6-28 (168) Ca7-1
tagata marama koia ra marama kua Rei te vae
Alkes (165.6), Merak (166.2) 11h (167.4)  no star listed  Al Sharas (168.6), Zosma (169.2), Coxa (169.4)
Dubhe (166.7)
March 4 5 6 7 (66) 8
Alterf 9 10 11 12 13 (118) Dschuba 1
September 7 8 9 10 11 12 (255)
Ca7-2 Ca7-3 Ca7-4 Ca7-5 Ca7-6 Ca7-7 (175)
Kokore tahi Kokore rua Kokore toru Kokore ha Kokore rima Kokore ono
o te marama eono
Alula (170.5)  Labrum (170.6) λ Crateris (171.6), ε Crateris (171.9), γ Crateris, π Centauri (172.0), κ Crateris (172.5) no star listed ο¹ Centauri (173.8), ξ Hydrae (174.3) ο² Centauri, λ Centauri (174.8), θ Crateris (175.0), ω Virginis (175.3), ι Crateris (175.5)
March 9 10 11 12 13 (72) 14
Saad Balaa 12 13 Saad Al Saud 1 2 (300) 3 4
χ Aquarii (352.6)  Kerb (353.6)  no stars listed ι Phoenicis (357.3) Alrai, θ Phoenicis (358.4)