The zodiac

 The ancient Egyptians had created a calendar of 365 days per year based of positions of the stars. They spit 365 days into 12 months of 30 day each, with an extra five day period per year. Other cultures adopted this system. It was noticed that over the year the Sun appears to move in a circle against the fixed signs and constellations. The line that the Sun marks during it’s journey is called the ecliptic. In ancient Babylon the ecliptic was broken up to 12 sections and the first zodiac was created. It is from the Greek ‘zodiakos kyklos’ (animal circle) that we get our term zodiac. Today in Western astrology we separate 12 zodiacs, which are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.

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  1. englishdiary7 marca 2022 23:58

    Why does the division of the year into months not correspond to the 12 zodiac signs?

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